Maidens of the Kaleidoscope

~Beyond the Border~ => Rumia's Party Games => Mystia's Stored Games => Topic started by: E-Nazrin on July 13, 2009, 05:51:24 AM

Title: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 13, 2009, 05:51:24 AM
>load game after putting up with arbitrary play time limit (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=788.msg41116#msg41116)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 13, 2009, 06:16:32 AM
>load game after putting up with arbitrary play time limit (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=788.msg41116#msg41116)

>You reload the game.

Quote
>Things can get hectic. I understand.
>Quest Log
>You have completed the following Quests:
>Stop The Pennywraith!
>Nitori Needs Her Fix
>Suika's Kroosin' Blues (Bad End)
>Where in the World is My Kidney?
>Escape from Alice's Basement!
>Debt Hell starring Mystia
>Trumpet Terror or Kourindou
>A Giygas Made of Bees
>Sleep Well, China
>Maid for Abuse
>The Following Quests are have been discovered and are still open:
>Debt Hell II, Eclectic Boogaloo, starring Remilia
>Hard Labor Patchouli
>Parsee's Plot
>Shooting for Trouble
>Live from Youkai Mountain
>The Doll Revolution
>There are quests you have yet to discover.
>Your Allies are:
>Rinnosuke: Friend
>Reimu: Acquaintance
>Yugi: Acquaintance
>Mystia: Party Member
>Cirno: Former Weapon
>Eirin: Creditor
>Kaguya: Party Member
>Keine: Acquaintance
>Rumia: Party Member
>Meiling: Friend
>Sakuya: Acquaintance
>Parsee: Acquaintance and Boss
>Flandre: Friend

>Having considered your allies and deeds whilst watching that teacup fade out of existence, you are left to consider what to do about Flandre. You stand in the middle of her Sanctum, perhaps a yard away from the younger Scarlet sister. Rumia stands beside you, about as unaffected by the world as usual; Kaguya and Mystia stay near the stairs. Obvious exits are North.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 13, 2009, 06:32:22 AM
>look at Rumia
> "How broken are we talking, here?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Apotheosis on July 13, 2009, 06:34:56 AM
>i
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 13, 2009, 06:38:43 AM
>ぬ
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Apotheosis on July 13, 2009, 06:45:32 AM
>kill Rumia
>kill Self
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 13, 2009, 06:58:41 AM
> Tell Rumia that Flan is Edible
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 13, 2009, 07:01:27 AM
>look at Rumia
> "How broken are we talking, here?"

>Rumia certainly doesn't seem broken. She looks like her normal vacantly happy self, save that she's missing her ribbon, so her hair keeps falling over one eye.
>"It would not be possible for her to heal, or continue to live," Flandre says.

>i

>You do not have any imaginary numbers in your inventory at this time.

>ぬ

>あ

>kill Rumia
>kill Self

>You think about it, but remember the time you cut your thumb really bad while chopping up a chicken breast, and wuss out.

> Tell Rumia that Flan is Edible

>Rumia looks at Flandre for a moment, clearly considering this possibility. Then she looks back at you and says something in that tinny distortion. Man, if only you could read lips. However, from her expression it doesn't seem like she's buying it.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 13, 2009, 07:04:49 AM
>assess Mystia's value as chicken breast

>ask Rumia if she can write
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 13, 2009, 09:18:02 AM
>Check inventory plus identify each item. (I apologize for doing this to you, but it helps to do this every now and again.)
 
>Ask Flandre if she considered asking Yuyuko or Yukari for answers to her riddle.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 13, 2009, 09:29:59 AM
>Check inventory plus identify each item. (I apologize for doing this to you, but it helps to do this every now and again.)
 
>Ask Flandre if she considered asking Yuyuko or Yukari for answers to her riddle.

>Your inventory contains:
>Aspirin
>This is a bottle of buffered aspirin with a childproof cap. The bottle feels about a third of the way full. The instructions suggest taking two every 6-8 hours with water until pain stops. Should pain persist for more than ten days, see a doctor.
>Ibuprofen
>This is a bottle of Ibuprofen with a childproof cap. The bottle feels about a third of the way full. The instructions suggest taking two every 6-8 hours with water until pain stops, it seems to be particularly recommended for muscle pain. Should pain persist for more than ten days, see a doctor.
>Heal Brand potion.
>This purplish potion is kept in a small glass vial. The instructions say to drink when wounded, and cautions against mixing with alcohol or taking more than three a day. There is an logo of a rabbit silhouette against a moon on the front.
>Antacids
>The multicolored calcium tablets are kept in a plastic bottle with a flip top. The instructions say to take as many as necessary in case of heartburn.
>Cough Drops
>These are mentholated tablets designed to be dissolved in one's mouth to relieve coughing fits and sore throats. The instructions caution not to have more than six a day.
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>This is a battery powered handheld electric shaver. You find some white hairs lingering in the trap. It is out of power.
>The Clothes on your Back
>They are plain clothes. Rumia gnawed on the sleeve at one point.
>Cement Boot (In Rumia's Possession)
>This is a boot made of concrete. It's exterior looks rather uncomfortable, but the inside seems to be well padded and designed to give excellent arch support.
>Plastic Doll Bits
>This is a collection of doll eyes, legs, and arms. It is a little creepy to look at.
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>These needles are made for hand sewing.
>Fireflies in a Jar w/Poltergeist Saliva
>This is a jar with five fireflies in it. The bottom has a small film of poltergiest saliva on the bottom. The fireflies cling to the side, glowing periodically.
>Dinged Up Proton Pack
>Nitori's Proton Pack. One wonders why she had it with her? It included a ghost trap. However, prior uses have dinged it up pretty badly. It seems user friendly!
>Yukari's Cap. (Worn a hat)
>The cap of Yukari Yakumo. This cap was in Rinnosuke's possession until you traded a Wriggle's spare cape for it. Presumably she would like it back. Rumia chewed on it a little.
>Rumia's Ribbon
>Rumor has it that Rumia could not remove it herself. It is made of cotton.
>Silver Dragonfly
>This silver dragonfly has a blue underbelly, it looks like the kind children enjoy catching. Upon closer inspection, it is actually made of silver.
>Giygas Made of Bee Pollen
>This looks like small representation of the Giygas Made of Bees. Thankfully, it doesn't buzz at you in that awful voice. Despite being a distributed mess of pollen, it is pretty sturdy.
>Ghost Trap
>This is a standard issue ghost trap, with the trap on one end and a foot-activated switch at the end of a 5-yard coil of cable. If the instructions on the side are correct, it has to be angled so that the trap opens upward.

>Flandre ponders for a moment. "This one has considered Yukari, but it seems that the riddles are outside of her domain. This one cannot reach Hakugyokurou, for death would impede my purpose."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 13, 2009, 10:08:15 AM
>Un-equip Yukari's Hat.
 
>Offer to let Flandre have Yukari's hat so that she might use it to convince Yukari to let her access Hakugyoroku without dying. In exchange, she (Flandre) would aid us in solving the problem surrounding the former Scarlet Devil Mansion.
 
>If we fail to negotiate, re-equip Yukari's Hat.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 13, 2009, 10:12:45 AM
>Re-tie Rumia's Ribbon to Rumia's hair
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 13, 2009, 10:36:41 AM
>Un-equip Yukari's Hat.
 
>Offer to let Flandre have Yukari's hat so that she might use it to convince Yukari to let her access Hakugyoroku without dying. In exchange, she (Flandre) would aid us in solving the problem surrounding the former Scarlet Devil Mansion.
 
>If we fail to negotiate, re-equip Yukari's Hat.

>Flandre looks at the hat for a moment, then to you and asks, "What would you have this one do?"

>Re-tie Rumia's Ribbon to Rumia's hair

>You restore Rumia her ribbon. She makes a distorted chirp that you think is a thank you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 13, 2009, 11:20:34 AM
>Ask Flandre to, in exchange for the hat, join our party either for the duration of our stay in and around the Scarlet Devil Mansion, or (preferrably) until we find Remilia Scarlet.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 13, 2009, 11:28:03 AM
>Ask Flandre to, in exchange for the hat, join our party either for the duration of our stay in and around the Scarlet Devil Mansion, or (preferrably) until we find Remilia Scarlet.

>Flandre nods, and rises from her bed. "This one will accompany you for a time."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Cadmas on July 13, 2009, 05:13:21 PM
> Grab necessary supplies.
> gather your active party members and head outside to the lake.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 13, 2009, 06:04:47 PM
> Grab necessary supplies.
> gather your active party members and head outside to the lake.

>You regather your things; Flandre seems content to let you keep Yukari's Cap for now.
>With Flandre in tow, you make your way out of the basement, and out of Scarlet Devil Manor. Hong Meiling notes your approach, waving and saying "Hey guys, if you were here to get a job you shoulda just said som-Miss Flandre!? Uh. Uh...uh..." Then you bypass the gate.
>You approach the lake shore. Rather than a beach, there is simply a two-foot or so drop to the water. Looking out over the lake, you can see Cirno's lean-to and Alice's House near their respective shores.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 13, 2009, 09:13:42 PM
>head to the forest to get some shade so Flandre doesn't fry get sunburn
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 13, 2009, 11:10:04 PM
(Holy crap, we got Flandre in party!? Hell yes!)

>Head to Red White's casino to attempt to find Remelia.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 13, 2009, 11:40:04 PM
(Holy crap, we got Flandre in party!? Hell yes!)

(Well, I doubt she'll be as . . . energetic as we remember her to be . . . but at least she comes with Intimidate.  :V )
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 03:25:10 AM
>head to the forest to get some shade so Flandre doesn't fry get sunburn

>This is a good idea; Flandre doesn't seem to have noticed she is steaming slightly.

>Head to Red White's casino to attempt to find Remelia.

>You make your way toward the Hakurei Shrine, dodging from tree to tree to keep Flandre from evaporating.
>You reach the edge of the forest, at the place where you met Rumia. Then you run out of trees to keep Flandre under. To the north is Rinnosuke's Store and beyond it the town.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 14, 2009, 03:28:21 AM
> Have Rumia hitch onto Flandre's back, and execute rolling darkness ball to keep darkness in and sunlight out.

> Hakurei Shrine, go.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 03:47:08 AM
> Have Rumia hitch onto Flandre's back, and execute rolling darkness ball to keep darkness in and sunlight out.

> Hakurei Shrine, go.

>This doesn't work quite as intended, as Flandre is a bit too small to easy piggyback Rumia around; and Rumia isn't able to touch Flandre any more easily than you can. But just keeping Rumia in Flandre's proximity seems to keep Flandre properly shaded. With that done, you continue on to the Hakurei Shrine.
>Entering the Shrine grounds, you find it is more or less as you left it; with tables and chairs and bits of paper strewn about. Reimu is still sitting on the shrine steps, enjoying a cup of tea. She looks up as you enter, and says, "Oh crap."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 14, 2009, 03:59:56 AM
>Say to Reimu "Flandre would like to take you up on the proposal Marisa told her about. She might have a ring somewhere for you."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 04:07:43 AM
>Say to Reimu "Flandre would like to take you up on the proposal Marisa told her about. She might have a ring somewhere for you."

>Reimu sighs. "This is because I'm the only straight person in Gensokyo, isn't it?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 14, 2009, 04:12:09 AM
>check own gender
>if male, "Is that an invitation?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 04:15:06 AM
>check own gender
>if male, "Is that an invitation?"

>Gender: Dude.
>"Nah," says Reimu, "You don't fly." She takes another sip of her tea. "So. Why are you here ruining my day?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 14, 2009, 04:21:07 AM
>"Wondering what happened to oneevamp, mostly."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 14, 2009, 04:30:25 AM
> "I personally enjoy a glance of your armpits"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 04:36:44 AM
>"Wondering what happened to oneevamp, mostly."

> Reimu raises an eyebrow and gives you a look. "Who the what now?"

> "I personally enjoy a glance of your armpits"

> She has another sip of tea. "Wait until you meet Sanae."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 14, 2009, 04:45:28 AM
>"Remilia."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 05:09:03 AM
>"Remilia."

>"Oh, her," says Reimu. "Haven't seen her around for a while. Not that I blame her, after what happened. What about her? She's not about to try to move the pillars of Gensokyo and rearrange the face of the world, is she?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 14, 2009, 06:47:01 AM
>(Okay, wait. Wait. Hold it up a sec good sir. What're we doing again..? Trying to figure out where the hell Remilia is, right?)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 06:53:13 AM
> U. N. Owen was her?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 06:56:10 AM
>(Okay, wait. Wait. Hold it up a sec good sir. What're we doing again..? Trying to figure out where the hell Remilia is, right?)

>I just do what the voices tell me. Take it up with them.

> U. N. Owen was her?

>Surprise!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 07:09:11 AM
> Friend Computer, what advice may I get with my clearance level?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 07:23:47 AM
> Friend Computer, what advice may I get with my clearance level?

>Your clearance level suggests that you need more WorryMeNot in your HotFun! Thank you for bringing this to The Computer's attention!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 07:29:10 AM
> Pull Dragoshi's dough stick.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 14, 2009, 09:01:57 AM
>"Do you think she could?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 09:09:07 AM
> Pull Dragoshi's dough stick.

>You should be nice to your brother man.

>"Do you think she could?"

>"Well, it's not like I thought a NEET here could hide the moon, or a ghost could steal the labor day. But it happened."
Kaguya chuckles.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 14, 2009, 09:13:48 AM
>pat Kaguya on the head and call her a good girl
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 09:24:25 AM
> Ask Reimu if she's heard any rumors about any activity that might stem from activities by Remilia. Even if they're not very exciting or dangerous-sounding rumors; this being a gambling establishment, surely someone might have something to tell about the matter, and if not Reimu then one of her employees might know something.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 09:26:05 AM
> KaguyaxFlan hotness
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 09:44:02 AM
>pat Kaguya on the head and call her a good girl

>She gives you a grin.

> Ask Reimu if she's heard any rumors about any activity that might stem from activities by Remilia. Even if they're not very exciting or dangerous-sounding rumors; this being a gambling establishment, surely someone might have something to tell about the matter, and if not Reimu then one of her employees might know something.

"Well, uh..." Reimu scratches her head. "I don't think I've heard anything. Remila's pretty reclusive normally, and if she's feeling all ashamed over losing her manor, I don't think she'd show her face much. I think maybe Cirno said something about it a little while ago? I dunno. She's a pain in my ass, so I try not to pay much attention to her."

> KaguyaxFlan hotness

>Well, it is kinda inevitable.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 10:19:43 AM
(Fantastic. So I guess that means back to Eientei, huh?)
 
>Thank Reimu for her help and leave for Eientei. Also, pray to Suwako that the frogs have stopped hopping about there, and that Cirno is still there finding some means of amusing herself.
 
(Say what you will about wanting to pray to Unzan, but angering a goddess that can get you swallowed whole is not the best idea in the world.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 10:22:53 AM
> Declare M. Burusu has committed treason. Shoot him.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 10:39:40 AM
>Thank Reimu for her help and leave for Eientei. Also, pray to Suwako that the frogs have stopped hopping about there, and that Cirno is still there finding some means of amusing herself.

>You get a mild sort of swimming sensation in your stomach whilst praying, but it is nothing serious.
>You walk back to Eientei, but find the trip is unnecessary. At the T-section were you left Nitori long ago, you see Cirno, carrying an armload of frozen frogs.

> Declare M. Burusu has committed treason. Shoot him.

>Your laser's barrel has run out.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 10:42:57 AM
> Challenge Cirno to solve Flan's riddle.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 10:46:50 AM
> Declare M. Burusu has committed treason. Shoot him.

(Hey, I got us Flan, didn't I? That should count for something. Besides, we might now get our Cirnobyl Flail back again.)
 
> Ask Cirno if she knows anything about where Remilia might be right now. Possibly before her brain BSOD's (or by some freak chance causes us to lose Flan).
 
(I'm starting to wish that we'd gotten a towel back at the SDM.)
 
> Also ask Cirno if she has a towel handy that we could borrow. You should never go anywhere without one, even if not hitchhiking.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 11:00:16 AM
> Challenge Cirno to solve Flan's riddle.

>"Oh hey!" says Cirno. Upon hearing the challenge, she shakes her head. "Naw, riddles are for punks."

> Ask Cirno if she knows anything about where Remilia might be right now. Possibly before her brain BSOD's > Also ask Cirno if she has a towel handy that we could borrow. You should never go anywhere without one, even if not hitchhiking.

>"Oh yeah, I tried to tell you guys that before, but you were all up ons about Wriggle. I know right where Remi hangs. I even run letters for her!"
>"Uh. Maybe? You could go through my stuff."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 11:24:03 AM
Fine, then.
 
>Check Cirno's inventory.
 
>Ask Cirno to take us to where Remilia is.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 12:06:24 PM
Fine, then.
 
>Check Cirno's inventory.
 
>Ask Cirno to take us to where Remilia is.

>Cirno as a dozen or so frozen frogs. She probably meant at her home.
>"It's closer than you think, this way," she says, and starts back toward the lake. She leads you back to her lean-to, but instead of angling toward it or Scarlet Devil Manor she goes toward the line of foliage to the east and pulls aside some vines to reveal a sort of deer path. "She's staying just up this way, you can't miss it."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 01:12:51 PM
> Complete the side quest that gives us another bottle.
> Visit Maple for a Red Potion.
> Donate blood if Red Potions are out of stock.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 01:30:30 PM
> Complete the side quest that gives us another bottle.
> Visit Maple for a Red Potion.
> Donate blood if Red Potions are out of stock.

>Find a sidequest to let you get one, first
>Fuck you, Crazy Tracy for life
>Are you sure you should be doing that, Avatar?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 02:13:23 PM
> Check Cirno's home for anything of use. Also, give a fairly good description of the area (please).
 
> If a towel is in Cirno's home, ask her if we can borrow it and if she says that we can we will add it to our inventory. Or better yet, turn it into a cape (with an easy-to-untie knot -- as in, 'will come undone if it catches on anything so that we don't experience YASD -- because I am paranoid about cape-related deaths ever since The Incredibles brought it home how much of a death-wish they are) or Lawrence of Arabia-style hat (whichever of the two would be cooler -- towel cape or towel headgear).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 02:27:28 PM
> Check Cirno's home for anything of use. Also, give a fairly good description of the area (please).
 
> If a towel is in Cirno's home, ask her if we can borrow it and if she says that we can we will add it to our inventory. Or better yet, turn it into a cape (with an easy-to-untie knot -- as in, 'will come undone if it catches on anything so that we don't experience YASD -- because I am paranoid about cape-related deaths ever since The Incredibles brought it home how much of a death-wish they are) or Lawrence of Arabia-style hat (whichever of the two would be cooler -- towel cape or towel headgear).

>Punks need to pay attention when I described this place the first time.
>You are in a overgrown area bordering the lake. To the south, you can see Scarlet Devil Manor. Heading east will take you back to the main road. Cirno has just showed you a hitherto-undiscovered path to the west. On the lake shore is a lean-to with with a lot of random crap strewn around; you know this to be Cirno's home. Obvious exits are south, west, and east.
>You don't find any towels, but you do find a relatively clean rag among the mess. Cirno grants her blessing to take it if you want.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 02:28:43 PM
> Follow the yellow brick road.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gpop on July 14, 2009, 02:32:35 PM
>Pull down pants and tell Cirno to give you a "proper" blessing.
>Do to Cirno what I do to Myon every night.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 02:46:40 PM
> Follow the yellow brick road.

>Dude that's gross.

>Pull down pants and tell Cirno to give you a "proper" blessing.
>Do to Cirno what I do to Myon every night.

>Is this really the best you can do? Seriously? Hang out with Pesco more, he'll learn ya.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 02:49:12 PM
> We'll take the clean rag. We will then equip it as the lamest shield in the world and ask Cirno if she'll accompany us.
 
> If she says yes, we have her in our party and proceed West.
 
> If she says no, we will still go West.
 
> And either way, we will remind Mystia that we haven't forgotten her in all this madness and that she is still loved.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gpop on July 14, 2009, 02:50:39 PM
(Hey I just joined this game and I have no idea what's going on other than we're looking for Remilia and Flandre has some random unsolvable riddle(?).)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 02:58:19 PM
UK would want hugs. I'll post in her stead.

> Hug everyone, especially Mystia and Flan.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 03:01:13 PM
> We'll take the clean rag. We will then equip it as the lamest shield in the world and ask Cirno if she'll accompany us.
 
> If she says yes, we have her in our party and proceed West.
 
> If she says no, we will still go West.
 
> And either way, we will remind Mystia that we haven't forgotten her in all this madness and that she is still loved.

>You take the rag in hand. What a crappy shield, you feel almost lonely. And this is with four people following you around.
>"Naw, I gotta make me a Frogloo!"  Cirno says, as she starts to arrange the frogs she's brought into a circle.
>You remind Mystia that she's still loved. She nods, clearly a little nervous to have attention come on her for no reason. She has learned well the lessons of history, it seems.
>You travel west, following the path as it twists and turns through a thicket, until you come to an overgrown hill that rests near the edge of the bamboo grove on the edge of Eientei. Looking to the southeast, you can see a clear view of Scarlet Devil Manor. On the side of this hill is a refrigerator. In the shade of the trees nearby is a refrigerator box, turned on its side. Obvious exits are east.

UK would want hugs. I'll post in her stead.

> Hug everyone, especially Mystia and Flan.

>Hugs for all! Hugging Flandre still leaves you feeling a tad sunburnt, but the feeling subsides quickly enough. The group as a whole seems to have gotten used to the exercise. Kaguya even seems amused by it. Or possibly amused by Mystia's resignation to the affair.

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 03:18:46 PM
> Examine Refrigerator box, but do not open.
 
> If it looks relatively safe, have the party move all so that they are not facing the doors of the box, and then open it. We then take extra care examining the contents . . . unless they happen to consist of the former head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. (Call me paranoid, but . . . well, OK, I'm a GM who likes to cram INSTANT DEATH or INSTANT GAME OVER into lots of unexpected places. This is just too delicious a trappable area for one to NOT exercise extreme caution.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 03:28:29 PM
> Examine Refrigerator box, but do not open.
 
> If it looks relatively safe, have the party move all so that they are not facing the doors of the box, and then open it. We then take extra care examining the contents . . . unless they happen to consist of the former head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. (Call me paranoid, but . . . well, OK, I'm a GM who likes to cram INSTANT DEATH or INSTANT GAME OVER into lots of unexpected places. This is just too delicious a trappable area for one to NOT exercise extreme caution.)

>You hear a slight snoring inside the box. Opening it up ever so cautiously, you see a dirty and disheveled Remilia snoozing within.
>Don't worry, I usually don't do instant death. That is unfun. I do waking up in a bathtub full of ice.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gpop on July 14, 2009, 03:32:03 PM
>Rape her in her sleep, and include her little sis while you're at it. Heck, include the entire team.
>Drag Remilia out of the fridge and wake her up (if possible).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 03:38:52 PM
(To be fair, a lot of my INSTANT DEATH traps are obvious ones -- stuff that people should expect to kill them -- and the ones that aren't all usually have a telltale sign of their lethality that they all share, usually to do with the story boss.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 03:39:37 PM
>Rape her in her sleep, and include her little sis while you're at it. Heck, include the entire team.
>Drag Remilia out of the fridge and wake her up (if possible).

>You start to drag Remilia out of the box, grabbing her by the shoulders. Then her eyes snap open, and the glare she gives you is not a pretty or a happy one. No it is not.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 04:24:13 PM
> Reunite Remilia with Flandre and tell her (from a good 9 or so feet away) that the folks at the SDM want her back -- Sakuya misses her, Patchouli is close to dying under her newfound workload, and Hong Meiling . . . well, she's just Hong Meiling (sorry Meiling).
 
> Silently pray to Suwako that Flandre doesn't ditch us now that we've found Remilia. And by 'Silently pray', I mean 'repeat it in our heads as a mantra and mentally cross fingers in our mindspace whilst maintaining the appearance of someone who doesn't want to become The Crash-Test Dummy Of The Young Descendant of Tepes'.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 04:32:05 PM
> Donate blood damnit
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 04:47:37 PM
> Reunite Remilia with Flandre and tell her (from a good 9 or so feet away) that the folks at the SDM want her back -- Sakuya misses her, Patchouli is close to dying under her newfound workload, and Hong Meiling . . . well, she's just Hong Meiling (sorry Meiling).
 
> Silently pray to Suwako that Flandre doesn't ditch us now that we've found Remilia. And by 'Silently pray', I mean 'repeat it in our heads as a mantra and mentally cross fingers in our mindspace whilst maintaining the appearance of someone who doesn't want to become The Crash-Test Dummy Of The Young Descendant of Tepes'.

>While these are all excellent plans, they overlook the fact that Remilia just grabbed you by the shirt collar with both hands and tugged you off balance. While you try to keep from tumbling and looking like a good, Remilia extracts herself from the box and says, with her grip still on you, "I was trying to sleep. You understand, I would hope, exactly how rude it is to try to yank someone out of bed."

> Donate blood damnit

>Bitch this ain't no Trinsic! There ain't no blood bank here for you to grind virtue on! You might be getting your chance, Remilia seems pretty unpleased with recent happenings.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 04:52:22 PM
> Try to point out Flandre to her and explain that the SDM wants her (her = Remilia) back as the head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
 
> If she does A) let go or B) let us speak our piece, explain that (as said before) Sakuya misses her and Patchouli is close to dying with her newfound workload. And that Flandre has turned completely zen (but that may have more to do with the shock from the elder Scarlet's departure as opposed to a genuine improvement in condition).
 
> Also, attempt to pray to Suwako in our heads (and not aloud) that we do not get killed by a vampire or their collateral damage.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 04:54:07 PM
> Get 3 small sticks and 4cc of mouse blood or a fresh egg and 2 small sticks
> Perform the Rite of Ashk'Ente
> ???
> Profit
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 04:56:16 PM
> Get 3 small sticks and 4cc of mouse blood or a fresh egg and 2 small sticks
> Perform the Rite of Ashk'Ente
>???
> Profit

It would help if we were out of Remilia's clutches before we did that.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 14, 2009, 04:56:35 PM
> Get 3 small sticks and 4cc of mouse blood or a fresh egg and 2 small sticks
> Perform the Rite of Ashk'Ente
> ???
> Profit

>Upon his arrival, melvin Death.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 05:06:29 PM
> Try to point out Flandre to her and explain that the SDM wants her (her = Remilia) back as the head of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
 
> If she does A) let go or B) let us speak our piece, explain that (as said before) Sakuya misses her and Patchouli is close to dying with her newfound workload. And that Flandre has turned completely zen (but that may have more to do with the shock from the elder Scarlet's departure as opposed to a genuine improvement in condition).
 
> Also, attempt to pray to Suwako in our heads (and not aloud) that we do not get killed by a vampire or their collateral damage.

>Remilia finally seems to notice you aren't alone. She lets you go, and looks over the crowd. "Flandre?" shas says, "Didn't we agree it was best for you to stay in your sanctum?"
>"The riddles require this one to wander among impurity for a time," Flandre answers. Remilia gives a sigh.
>Upon hearing your entreaty, Remilia scowls, "Are you implying that I, Remilia Scarlet, betray my word whenever it is convenient?"

> Get 3 small sticks and 4cc of mouse blood or a fresh egg and 2 small sticks
> Perform the Rite of Ashk'Ente
>???
> Profit

It would help if we were out of Remilia's clutches before we did that.

>You've not found Nazrin yet, unfortunately, and didn't think to grab an egg from the pantry at Scarlet Devil Mansion. There are plenty of sticks, though!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 05:12:14 PM
> Cause Mystia to lay an egg. Use whatever means necessary.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 14, 2009, 05:13:53 PM
>Tell Mystia that the two of you need to consumate your relationship right now.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 14, 2009, 05:14:06 PM
>Upon hearing your entreaty, Remilia scowls, "Are you implying that I, Remilia Scarlet, betray my word whenever it is convenient?"

> Say that no, we don't, but that (if by 'entreaty' she means us speaking our piece VS praying to Suwako) perhaps a more hasty return to the SDM would be in order -- by 'nearly dying', we mean 'we passed her in the hall and she was barely hanging on' and by 'Sakuya misses her' we mean 'Sakuya REALLY misses her'. And the Mansion got a somewhat-not-so-cool name change (Green Eye Mansion doesn't nearly have the same ring as 'Scarlet Devil Mansion').
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 05:33:39 PM
> Cause Mystia to lay an egg. Use whatever means necessary.
>Tell Mystia that the two of you need to consumate your relationship right now.

>Mystia hides behind Kaguya, peeking around her fearfully. "L-l-leave me alone!"

> Say that no, we don't, but that (if by 'entreaty' she means us speaking our piece VS praying to Suwako) perhaps a more hasty return to the SDM would be in order -- by 'nearly dying', we mean 'we passed her in the hall and she was barely hanging on' and by 'Sakuya misses her' we mean 'Sakuya REALLY misses her'. And the Mansion got a somewhat-not-so-cool name change (Green Eye Mansion doesn't nearly have the same ring as 'Scarlet Devil Mansion').

>Still bearing a rather sour look, she says, "Perhaps you should bring this up with the mistress of the house? I gambled it away, as you certainly seem to be aware! If the servants are having difficulties, then clearly she is the one who has a stake in it. She accepted that responsibility, did she not?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 14, 2009, 05:38:39 PM
> GIGA DRILL BREAKER! DRILL THAT MYSTIATIC BIRD ASS
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 14, 2009, 05:56:15 PM
>Noodles. Either that or go LELOUCH VI BRITANNIA COMMANDS YOU TO RECOVER YOUR HOUSE
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 14, 2009, 05:57:14 PM
>Tell Remilia to "CLENCH THOSE TEETH!" and punch her in the face.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 06:20:19 PM
> GIGA DRILL BREAKER! DRILL THAT MYSTIATIC BIRD ASS

>Mystia screams and runs for it!

>Noodles. Either that or go LELOUCH VI BRITANNIA COMMANDS YOU TO RECOVER YOUR HOUSE

>Having no noodles, you shout at Remilia. Her response is, "I will say this only once. Go away."

>Tell Remilia to "CLENCH THOSE TEETH!" and punch her in the face.

>It didn't appear she actually thought you would do it! You slug Remilia in the face. She staggers back a little, caught off guard. Then she regains her composure. "That will be you final mistake!" she shouts, as she dives at you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 06:27:30 PM
> Drop your pants and bend over, ready to take her Gugnir.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 14, 2009, 06:41:00 PM
> Drop your pants and bend over, ready to take her Gugnir.
That was the other game.
>Use her power against her, Judo style!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 14, 2009, 06:43:07 PM
>Run into broad daylight and hope Remi follows (and isn't one of those lame vampires who sparkle rather than combust when exposed to sunlight).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 06:49:27 PM
> Drop your pants and bend over, ready to take her Gugnir.

>Unfortunately, this plan is pre-empted when Remilia neatly lands a Shoryuken on your facial parts. For a few moments, your world explodes into stars and little planet Saturns. You are dimly aware of flying through the air, but not much else. When your vision clears, you are quite a few yards from where you were standing, and Remilia is fetching her parasol.

>Use her power against her, Judo style!

>Unfortunately, she's also a fast little booger, and her low center of gravity will make this difficult. Especially since your knowledge of judo is limited to a few neat martial arts videos you once saw.

>Run into broad daylight and hope Remi follows (and isn't one of those lame vampires who sparkle rather than combust when exposed to sunlight).

>Unfortunately, with her parasol ready, you can't really answer that question. But at least it is occupying one of her hands!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 14, 2009, 06:51:37 PM
>Steal the parasol with your shield
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 14, 2009, 07:05:48 PM
>Steal the parasol with your shield

>You watch her, and start the two of you start to circle. Remilia seems well aware that losing the parasol would be a bad thing, and keeps it back away from you, angling it as she needs to keep the sun off of her. You make no real progress, but she doesn't attack you instantly either, buying you some time.
>It seems that Kaguya is talking to Flandre at the moment. Rumia seems to be trying to join in on that conversation, her speech impediment makes that more or less impossible. But she keeps trying, bless her heart. Mystia is nowhere to be seen.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 14, 2009, 08:38:13 PM
> Offer blood
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 15, 2009, 12:26:06 AM
(Leave it to you all :S)

>Continue the attempt to steal the parasol, while telling her that was the manly punch of stop fucking moping and get yer goddamn house back.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 12:38:04 AM
>less paranoia, more wit
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 01:08:35 AM
>Seconding of the aforementioned motion of less paranoia, more wit.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 01:21:57 AM
>Use your manly logic to break her trance (Or her face)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 01:32:12 AM
>"So what, you're going to give up on everyone that cares about you?!"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 04:45:20 AM
> Offer blood

>"Sure, just give me a minute to tear it all out of you!" She replies.

>Continue the attempt to steal the parasol, while telling her that was the manly punch of stop fucking moping and get yer goddamn house back.

>"And why, expectly, do you think I'm some common thief!" She punctuates this with trying to kick you in the stomach. You whip out your towel to try and snag her parasol, but it doesn't quite cacth. Thankfully, you do manage to interfere enough with her attack to keep her from ruining your precious, precious abdomen.

>Use your manly logic to break her trance (Or her face)

>Keep working on it.

>"So what, you're going to give up on everyone that cares about you?!"

>"Hrmph! And what exactly do you propose I do? Drive that youkai out of the manor she rightfully won from me? Steal the contracts I wagered and lost, as though I had no dignity? Are you saying the word of Remilia Scarlet means nothing? What the hell sort of person do you think I am!"
>She steps back into the shadows for a moment, lowering her parasol, and seems to be plotting something. Certainly she isn't taking her eyes off you or looking any less like she wants to smash your soul with a lead pipe.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 05:05:28 AM
>"There is always a loophole. I know your pride's stinging, but you're only hurting yourself by moping around here!"
> "Come to think of it, you don't have to chase her out. I'm here for Patchouli and Sakuya. Not the Mansion. Were your contracts so extensive as to prevent you from even visiting?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 05:26:19 AM
>"There is always a loophole. I know your pride's stinging, but you're only hurting yourself by moping around here!"
> "Come to think of it, you don't have to chase her out. I'm here for Patchouli and Sakuya. Not the Mansion. Were your contracts so extensive as to prevent you from even visiting?"

>"Of course there's a loophole! I just have to convince the bitch to sell, the afford it!" Remilia shouts. "And you think I can just waltz in? You don't know anything about vampires, do you?" She punctuates this last bit by snapping open her parasol and charging for you!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 15, 2009, 05:40:00 AM
> Kung fu, your inner Bruce Lee, unleash the dragon.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 05:46:57 AM
>riposte
>"Apparently not! Care to explain, then?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 05:56:04 AM
> Kung fu, your inner Bruce Lee, unleash the dragon.

>riposte
>"Apparently not! Care to explain, then?"

>You watch, as Remilia draws back an arm while charging to try and tear into your ribs. With a quickness that surprises even yourself, you grab her wrist, pivot, and toss her!
>Then you feel her hand clamp onto your wrist, and suddenly you are jerked off your feet! You hit the ground a moment after Remilia does; thankfully not nearly so dazed or hurt as you were when she hit you with that uppercut. She is already getting back to her feet, steaming a bit from the sunlight she got on herself before snapping her parasol back into place. "I'm a vampire, you stupid chucklefuck! Vampire can't enter houses that they are not invited into!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 05:57:24 AM
> We're staff, we can invite her in. Tell her this.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 06:03:33 AM
>Wonder why we didn't think of this sooner.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 15, 2009, 06:05:33 AM
> (Another Dream 5B, pages 72-85 please. I have no idea where they're hosted individually.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 06:10:17 AM
> We're staff, we can invite her in. Tell her this.

>"Wait, all of you?" asks Remilia.

>Wonder why we didn't think of this sooner.

>Eh, Vampires are such godmoders they'll ignore this kind of shit all the time. Who would have expected Remilia to actually not be immune to half the world?

> (Another Dream 5B, pages 72-85 please. I have no idea where they're hosted individually.)

>Sadly, you have no bucket to carry a tune in.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 06:18:10 AM
>Remind self to get a steady supply of garlic bread on hand for later because goddamn. As a mental note of course.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 06:23:45 AM
>"If your sister counts, then yeah, all of us."
>back away and get to your feet, try not to make any hostile moves
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 06:26:07 AM
>Remind self to get a steady supply of garlic bread on hand for later because goddamn. As a mental note of course.

>That'd be pretty tasty right about now...

>"If your sister counts, then yeah, all of us."
>back away and get to your feet, try not to make any hostile moves

>"Oh good, then you're still meat!" And with that, Remilia quickly starts to close the distance between the two of you.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 06:36:39 AM
>"In all honesty, I worded that incorrectly. I, myself am staff, in actuality. Don't have the uniform, but. I am. Now stop approaching me before I do something profoundly idiotic"
>Glance at the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen. (You see where i'm going with this?)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 06:44:02 AM
>"In all honesty, I worded that incorrectly. I, myself am staff, in actuality. Don't have the uniform, but. I am. Now stop approaching me before I do something profoundly idiotic"
>Glance at the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen. (You see where i'm going with this?)

>"You did that a long time ago!" Remilia says as she moves for another strike.
>You still have a Giygas Made of Bee Pollen!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 06:52:05 AM
>Quickly get out of the way.
>You can't believe you're doing this but...
>Continue your artful dodging of Remilia's assault (If she continues) while quickly getting out the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen and snort it.
>I repeat: Snort the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen and hope for the best because sweet merciful shit this is prolly' not going to end well.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 06:53:22 AM
> "Of course, if you kill us then we can't let you into the Scarlet Devil Mansion to pursuade Parsee to give it back. Because we won't be alive to do so."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 15, 2009, 06:56:39 AM
> Hug Remilia
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 07:12:51 AM
>Quickly get out of the way.
>You can't believe you're doing this but...
>Continue your artful dodging of Remilia's assault (If she continues) while quickly getting out the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen and snort it.
>I repeat: Snort the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen and hope for the best because sweet merciful shit this is prolly' not going to end well.

>You leap aside, not even trying to counterattack anymore. She just barely misses you, and uses her momentum to turn and follow you. You keep moving as you produce the Giygas Made of Bee Pollen, then jam your face into it and inhale deeply.
>Wow. It feels like you're standing on a fractal, there's all kinds of weird colors everywhere. And that thing coming at you looks suspiciously like Remilia, except it's made of diamonds. That's funny, the Diamonds are trying to tickle you!

> "Of course, if you kill us then we can't let you into the Scarlet Devil Mansion to pursuade Parsee to give it back. Because we won't be alive to do so."

>You start to say this, but kinda lose interest. You can hear Rumia saying, "Hey, don't beat him up Miss Flan, he gave me rides!" Isn't that sweet of her? Man. You look to the east, you can feel something kinda weird there, miles away and up in the air. Strange.

> Hug Remilia

>You feel that things that looks like Remilia made of diamonds needs a hug! So you kneel down, while it is trying to tickle you, and wrap your arms around it. Awwww.
>It sorta struggles at first, and you think it's trying to tickle your neck now. But, no matter, it stops soon enough. See, you made it feel better? You set it down, and just appreciate the fractal you're standing on for a bit. Then everything goes black.
>You open your eyes. You can see the clear blue sky, and a few clouds floating overhear. Everything is weirdly dark, though. Oh, there's Rumia standing over you and smiling. And Flandre, too!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 07:15:07 AM
>am i exalted yet
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 07:19:25 AM
>am i exalted yet

"This one cannot say," answers Flandre. Rumia burbles something in that distortion-talk of hers. You suspect it's optimistic in intent, given her expressions.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 07:23:47 AM
>Mumble something about how that might have not been as bad as actually SUMMONING the Giygas Made of Bees, but still pretty goddamn stupid.
>Check to see how much damage you've inadvertantly caused by doing what may have been the second most idiotic thing you've probably ever done.
>Also, look to the east again as you seem to vaguely remember feeling something... strange from there. Well, up in the air from there anyway.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 07:26:10 AM
>look
>check status and inventory
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 07:37:44 AM
>Mumble something about how that might have not been as bad as actually SUMMONING the Giygas Made of Bees, but still pretty goddamn stupid.
>Check to see how much damage you've inadvertantly caused by doing what may have been the second most idiotic thing you've probably ever done.
>Also, look to the east again as you seem to vaguely remember feeling something... strange from there. Well, up in the air from there anyway.

>look
>check status and inventory

>You have a look about. You see that Eirin is over there by the trees, kneeling down by Remilia, who seems to be stretched out on the ground in a manner not unlike yourself. Unlike you, she seems to be periodically grasping at the air. That's the kind of behavior you'd expect from Rumia. Aside from that, things look...fairly normal. No real devastation that you can pick out.
>Looking to the east, you can get a glimpse of some mountains through the trees.
>Checking yourself over, you are pretty sure that you're in one piece. You feel kinda tingly, though. But you think that is passing.
>Your Inventory contains:
>Aspirin
>Ibuprofen
>Heal Brand potion.
>Antacids
>Cough Drops
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>The Clothes on your Back
>Cement Boot (In Rumia's Possession)
>Plastic Doll Bits
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>Fireflies in a Jar w/Poltergeist Saliva
>Dinged Up Proton Pack
>Yukari's Cap. (Worn a hat; owed to Flandre)
>Orky Cuirass (Worn as armor)
>Silver Dragonfly
>Ghost Trap

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 07:41:40 AM
>check orkiness
>hail Eirin
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 07:54:43 AM
>check orkiness
>hail Eirin

>Your Orky Cuirass is intact. Though Remilia put a couple dents in it. But that's okay, it was dented before!
>Eirin looks up. "Just a moment," she says, then returns to examining Remilia.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 07:56:49 AM
>look for other party members
>wonder if Mystia and Wriggle are making out by now, joined by their abject terror of your advances
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 07:59:58 AM
> Ask Eirin what Remilia's condition is. Also, show her (Eirin) the medicines in our inventory and ask if any of them can cure her (Remilia).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 08:01:47 AM
>Wonder silently if you actually managed to accidentally crush Remi's ribs or something during that ultra hug you gave her during the pollen-infused drug trip from the fifth dimension. 'Cause, man. You do not know or remember having that kind of strength.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 08:14:15 AM
>look for other party members
>wonder if Mystia and Wriggle are making out by now, joined by their abject terror of your advances

>You don't see Kaguya or Mystia around here anywhere.
>Man, that'd be hot.

> Ask Eirin what Remilia's condition is. Also, show her (Eirin) the medicines in our inventory and ask if any of them can cure her (Remilia).

>Eirin leaves Remilia's side. "Well, she seems to be in her own little world at the moment. She was hurt by the tendrils, but she's already regenerated that. So you can keep those, I doubt she's got a bad stomach at the moment anyways. Now, how are you doing? Anything I should know about? You looked like you were fine when I looked you over before."

>Wonder silently if you actually managed to accidentally crush Remi's ribs or something during that ultra hug you gave her during the pollen-infused drug trip from the fifth dimension. 'Cause, man. You do not know or remember having that kind of strength.

>Well, she seems fine now. But yeah, Remilia would be a bit much for you to easily pick up.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 08:18:41 AM
> Ask what she meant by 'tendrils'.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 08:23:24 AM
>Gain a bad feeling that makes you know (Or believe to know) where this is going.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 15, 2009, 08:35:21 AM
Check for status effect: Vampire
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 08:37:52 AM
>check for status effect: Eldritch horror
>Ask Kaguya for her stance on tentacle porn
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 08:53:09 AM
>Let's not and say we didn't. Though I will second the checking for status effect: Eldritch horror. Check for status effect: Cosmic horror, just in case horrors are being divided by type or somesuch craziness.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 08:54:29 AM
> Ask what she meant by 'tendrils'.

>Gain a bad feeling that makes you know (Or believe to know) where this is going.

>"Well, I wasn't here to see it. Kaguya-sama told me most of the details. But apparently you shoved your face into some kind of substance. Then everything around here melted, including you; kind of. You made some odd noises, while Remilia was trying to stab you with her spear. Then you manifested a number of tendrils and cocooned her until she was knocked unconscious. I suppose it was a good thing Mystia wasn't here to see it. Apparently you shocked her badly enough as it was."

>check for status effect: Eldritch horror
>Ask Kaguya for her stance on tentacle porn

>You certainly don't look or feel like an eldritch horror. It seems Rumia, Flandre, and Eirin are sane, you you don't have the general nature of an eldritch horror.
>Kaguya isn't here to ask.

>Let's not and say we didn't. Though I will second the checking for status effect: Eldritch horror. Check for status effect: Cosmic horror, just in case horrors are being divided by type or somesuch craziness.

>You don't seem to have the horror nature at any level.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 08:58:29 AM
>"...speaking of Kaguya. Where did she go?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 09:35:06 AM
>"...speaking of Kaguya. Where did she go?"

>"She's down by the lake trying to coax Mystia out of a tree," says Eirin.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 09:47:40 AM
>"I see. Thank you. Man, I knew something bad was going to result from that but... sheesh"
>Bow in thanks to Eirin, sigh, then head off to where Kaguya and Mystia are, and pray that our mere presence does not frighten Mystia to stay in the tree, especially considering half the ridiculous bullshit we've pulled.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 10:00:31 AM
>"I see. Thank you. Man, I knew something bad was going to result from that but... sheesh"
>Bow in thanks to Eirin, sigh, then head off to where Kaguya and Mystia are, and pray that our mere presence does not frighten Mystia to stay in the tree, especially considering half the ridiculous bullshit we've pulled.

>"Oh, it's perfectly fine," says Eirin. "You just owe me two now. Oh. Incidentally, I wouldn't normally recommend shoving your face into strange substances, but I suppose this time it was okay. I'll come find you should Remilia improve anytime soon."
>You make your way back to the lakeside near Cirno's lean-to. You can see that Cirno has finished her project, and now has an igloo made of frozen frogs. Kaguya and Mystia are sitting together by a tree, talking amongst themselves. But upon seeing you, Mystia makes a sort of "Eep!" noise and flies up into the tree.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 10:02:11 AM
>"I see. Thank you. Man, I knew something bad was going to result from that but... sheesh"
>Bow in thanks to Eirin, sigh, then head off to where Kaguya and Mystia are, and pray that our mere presence does not frighten Mystia to stay in the tree, especially considering half the ridiculous bullshit we've pulled.

HALF of it? Try 'all of our ridiculous bullsh!t we've pulled' -- being Pedo Man 90% of the way up to this point, where we temporarily Digivolved into Pedothulu and NC-17'd Remilia to the point of Mind Crush.
 
>Try to use every single ounce of non-pedophilic charisma (plus some empathy for good measure) that we have left to coax her down before she runs the heck away.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 10:07:03 AM
>Then wonder if Gensokyo has it's own equivalent of Mount Ordeals. Though, not to become a Paladin. But to be, uh... yanno... Not as.... derp. And maybe get some skills. While the tacocrafting (Or whatever it's called. My memory is fuzzy.) is nice, it'd be cool to have more than just that.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 10:10:15 AM
>TEACH ME EIRIN!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 10:12:54 AM
>TEACH ME EIRIN!

Erm, we kind of owe HER at this point, not the other way around. Ask any more of her and we might find ourselves with one kidney missing again.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on July 15, 2009, 10:18:05 AM
Or both. 'Sides, once this whole mess is over. Let's go and see if Eirin needs anything in particular. :x

And by this whole mess I mean the whole getting back the SDM thing.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 10:54:00 AM

>Try to use every single ounce of non-pedophilic charisma (plus some empathy for good measure) that we have left to coax her down before she runs the heck away.

>This is probably a good idea. You should actually say some things, or at least give a well explained indication what you're going to say in general, to enact it!

>Then wonder if Gensokyo has it's own equivalent of Mount Ordeals. Though, not to become a Paladin. But to be, uh... yanno... Not as.... derp. And maybe get some skills. While the tacocrafting (Or whatever it's called. My memory is fuzzy.) is nice, it'd be cool to have more than just that.

>Well, there's the Former Hell. But it's probably not very pleasant this time of year.

>TEACH ME EIRIN!

>You wonder what the tuition would be?

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 15, 2009, 10:58:54 AM
> Offer to be a test subject for Eirin's shady new drugs.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 11:00:37 AM
>This is probably a good idea. You should actually say some things, or at least give a well explained indication what you're going to say in general, to enact it!

You asked for it.
 
> Apologize to Mystia for how we've (mis)treated her, apologize for the recent Hello Cthulu episode, smack some of whatever dust got on the rag during the scuffle and offer it to her as a tissue to cry into if she so chooses to. And pray to Suwako that she actually comes down and calms down (and is not ultraterrified of us anymore).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 12:30:22 PM
>And do it from the bottom of your heart for extra measure.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 02:06:28 PM
> Offer to be a test subject for Eirin's shady new drugs.

>You might not have a choice. I mean, you own Eirin two. Kaguya's got your back and all, but this is Eirin we're talking about.

>This is probably a good idea. You should actually say some things, or at least give a well explained indication what you're going to say in general, to enact it!

You asked for it.
 
> Apologize to Mystia for how we've (mis)treated her, apologize for the recent Hello Cthulu episode, smack some of whatever dust got on the rag during the scuffle and offer it to her as a tissue to cry into if she so chooses to. And pray to Suwako that she actually comes down and calms down (and is not ultraterrified of us anymore).

>And do it from the bottom of your heart for extra measure.

>"Y-you mean it?" She says, clutching to the trunk of the tree, "If I come down, you'll be nice? Because if you don't, H-Houraisan-sama is going to be mad! Okay?"
>You make an entreaty to Suwako. You feel a mild sensation of heartburn for a moment, then it goes away.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 15, 2009, 02:16:16 PM
>"Well...I personally think hugs are always nice buut...if they really bother you, I'll stop...fine, we'll be nice"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 15, 2009, 02:26:05 PM
Let's find Suwako

>After Mystia climbs down from the tree and the party is re-united, climb Youkai Mountain without explaining to any of your party members why.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 02:40:17 PM
Let's find Suwako

>After Mystia climbs down from the tree and the party is re-united, climb Youkai Mountain without explaining to any of your party members why.

Erm, don't we have to resolve the Scarlet Devil Mansion fiasco first? Or rather, shouldn't we resolve it?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 03:01:12 PM
Time to spawn some diabetes.
>After Mystia returns to the ground, tell her on the most heartwarming way ever how you are sorry for making her feel awkward all this time, and that we'll do our hardest to make her feel good (In the not-naughty way) because she deserves it.
Oh, I'm so nice.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 03:21:00 PM
>"Well...I personally think hugs are always nice buut...if they really bother you, I'll stop...fine, we'll be nice"

>"It's not that so much..." Mystia says. "It's just...be nice, okay?" She starts to climb down.

>After Mystia returns to the ground, tell her on the most heartwarming way ever how you are sorry for making her feel awkward all this time, and that we'll do our hardest to make her feel good (In the not-naughty way) because she deserves it.

>"T-thank you," she says. "You've done a lot of good things for me, and even got Houraisan-sama to notice me. But it's the stress... sometimes...I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, okay?" It's a lovely hug. She was your first real friend around here, after all. (http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2661/diabeetus.jpg)
>Eirin emerges from the western exit. "You may be interested to know that Remilia seems to have come back to her senses. As far as I can tell, there's nothing wrong with her. So I'll be heading back to Eientei. Caio"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 03:35:43 PM
>"Shall we go to see her?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 03:47:43 PM
>"Shall we go to see her?"

>Kaguya nods.
>"Remilia tend to accept defeat with grace, if not exactly joy" says Flandre. "This one feels you have little to worry about, if you do not anger her again."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 03:52:32 PM
>Mind note: Do not anger Remilia unless she's moping again.
>Go see Remilia with party.
>Also, confirm if Mystia's stress is a valid subquest
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 04:04:21 PM
>Mind note: Do not anger Remilia unless she's moping again.
>Go see Remilia with party.
>Also, confirm if Mystia's stress is a valid subquest

>You return to Remilia's clearing. She is laying down on the grass still, watching the boughs above her. She looks over as you approach and frown. "Oh, you again. Have a seat." She gestures offhandedly toward the grass.
>Quest: Mystia's Plot has been completed.
>Toggle Quest Completion Notification ON? Y/N

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 04:11:12 PM
>Sit with Remilia, Listen what she wants to say.
>Y
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 15, 2009, 04:14:56 PM
> Deaf to all but the song
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 05:14:39 PM
>Sit with Remilia, Listen what she wants to say.
>Y

>Remilia looks over at you. "So. What exactly do you want me to do? As I said, I'll not be stealing anything back. It's gone and unless that little bundle of envy and spite wants to sell at a price I can afford, there's nothing for that."
>Quest Notifications are ON

> Deaf to all but the song

>Sound Test Mode: ON (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4y-pQb-UDA)

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 05:17:46 PM
>"We give her reasons to sell it on a lower price."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 05:23:55 PM
>"We give her reasons to sell it on a lower price."
>"And have it be known that Remilia Scarlet negotiates via thugs? No thanks. And yes, I know you're not a thug, calm down. But it's practically the same thing."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 05:32:36 PM
>"Then the only way out is to gather enough money to buy it back... Any ideas?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 05:35:19 PM
>"Then the only way out is to gather enough money to buy it back... Any ideas?"

>"And convince her to either sell or gamble it away," Remilia adds. "Given she used to live in a cave, frankly I don't see her being inclined to do either. Now, what's this about Patchy? I'm not surprised Sakuya's having problems, you wouldn't know it by looking at her but weeps like a widow at the slightest provocation."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 15, 2009, 05:39:32 PM
>"I dunno, she was like... Dying?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 05:40:42 PM
>"When we last we saw Patchouli, she was fighting a desperate battle with the dread task of breathing. She's got a bad case of overwork."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 15, 2009, 05:43:33 PM
> Suggest to gamble Eientei for SDM
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 05:49:03 PM
>"I dunno, she was like... Dying?"
>"When we last we saw Patchouli, she was fighting a desperate battle with the dread task of breathing. She's got a bad case of overwork."

>"Well, that's not too different than normal," Says Remilia. "Walking up a flight of stairs wears her out." She frowns. "Still, it's not good to be putting pressure on Patchy, is it? What're they having her do?"

> Suggest to gamble Eientei for SDM

>Remilia's eyebrows raise. "You might be onto something with that... Hell, it might tempt her enough for it to work if you talk it up right."
>Kaguya starts shifting about uncomfortably.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 15, 2009, 06:18:35 PM
>"They having her cooking for 3 people with a recipe book they stole from her library. Yeah, I know, terrible things to do to her that is."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on July 15, 2009, 06:34:06 PM
Well look at this, a lot has happend in the time i wasn't on the forums.
> Suggest to build an elevator for patchy.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 06:58:47 PM
>"Erm . . . they've got her doing heavy research, with extra 'heavy' and 'research'. Don't remember what on, but it's run her further into the ground than normal. I think."
 
>Also, reassure Kaguya that we are going to try and get the house in Remilia's favor well before we even THINK of putting Eientei on the block. Perhaps by getting Tewi involved . . . and maybe doing some errands for Reimu behind Yuugi's back.
 
Hey; the house isn't the major winner from luck alone. Even Tewi'd use some sly casino tricks, and Scrooge McHakurei's probably no different. So obviously . . . get +favor w/ Reimu, ask some favors from her, we get the SDM and company back in a landslide Bettor Royale, then we forcibly drag Remilia out of there with the deed before the winning streak goes to her head.
 
From there, put Sakuya or Patchy in charge of keeping Remilia from gambling the house and staff away again.
 
(This is not on the command line only because I'm pitching it to the rest of you.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 15, 2009, 07:27:01 PM
>"They having her cooking for 3 people with a recipe book they stole from her library. Yeah, I know, terrible things to do to her that is."

>"What in the name of fuckshit are you talking about? That stuff you snorted it bad for you."

> Suggest to build an elevator for patchy.

>"Eh. They're kinda gauche. But if she's gotten that bad. maybe they do need one."

>"Erm . . . they've got her doing heavy research, with extra 'heavy' and 'research'. Don't remember what on, but it's run her further into the ground than normal. I think."
 
>Also, reassure Kaguya that we are going to try and get the house in Remilia's favor well before we even THINK of putting Eientei on the block. Perhaps by getting Tewi involved . . . and maybe doing some errands for Reimu behind Yuugi's back.

>"Well that's a lot more ambition than I'd usually attribute to the little green-eyed doughball," says Remilia. "I figured she'd just eat all the food and use up all the money buying trinkets."

>Kaguya nods. She seems a bit reassured, but the idea is still clearly not a favorite with her. Mystia pats her hand reassuringly.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 15, 2009, 08:02:09 PM
> We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz~
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 15, 2009, 08:10:10 PM
> We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz~

Patchy, Marisa, or Yandere? (Mima doesn't count 'cause she's the Wicked Witch of the West, and I mean that in the best way possible.)
 
>Maybe we should go to the Hakurei Shrine instead, perhaps try to work some favors for Reimu . . . but make sure Yuugi's not there before we get any jobs, and make sure that Reimu McDuck isn't going to snitch on us to Yuugi.
 
And yes, I'm going to make miser jokes about Reimu this whole entire time.  :V
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 15, 2009, 08:18:24 PM
Quote
>"It's not that so much..." Mystia says. "It's just...be nice, okay?" She starts to climb down.

>"So I can still hug you if I'm not creepy about it?"


Quote
>Remilia's eyebrows raise. "You might be onto something with that... Hell, it might tempt her enough for it to work if you talk it up right."
>Kaguya starts shifting about uncomfortably.

(Note, no longer a command, just a previous thought as I read on)
"Well, how good are you at gambling, Kaguya?" Also, think of ways to cheat. Maybe we can find a way for Reimu to owe us a favor.

Quote
Hey; the house isn't the major winner from luck alone. Even Tewi'd use some sly casino tricks, and Scrooge McHakurei's probably no different. So obviously . . . get +favor w/ Reimu, ask some favors from her, we get the SDM and company back in a landslide Bettor Royale, then we forcibly drag Remilia out of there with the deed before the winning streak goes to her head.
 

Exactly my thoughts. I'll strike out what I said before as a command, but you'll see my thought process.

So yeah, I have nothing to add at this point.



Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 15, 2009, 11:19:02 PM
Note: Fate+Gambling = ????
(Though considering the previous antics I doubt it'd happen. And she's mentioned not wanting to cheat, so.)

>"Actually, if you're more worried about Sakuya and Patchouli, I was considering suggesting to sign up as a maid there. Lets you keep tabs on things, at least."
>cringe and apologize if this angers her
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 04:06:13 AM
> We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz~

>Yay for extended metaphors on allowing the use of silver to back currency!

>Maybe we should go to the Hakurei Shrine instead, perhaps try to work some favors for Reimu . . . but make sure Yuugi's not there before we get any jobs, and make sure that Reimu McDuck isn't going to snitch on us to Yuugi.

>"Well. I don't want you cheating in my name," says Remilia, "But there's no harm in making sure everything's on the up and up."

>"So I can still hug you if I'm not creepy about it?"

>Mystia nods, "That's fine. As long as I'm not carrying something heavy or something like that."

>"Actually, if you're more worried about Sakuya and Patchouli, I was considering suggesting to sign up as a maid there. Lets you keep tabs on things, at least."
>cringe and apologize if this angers her

>Remilia seems more darkly amused than anything. "Heh. Yeah, that'd work. Too bad Dunce Green-Eye wouldn't have me in there without a stake through my heart."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 16, 2009, 04:08:26 AM
>Time for Ninja-level costumes on Remilia. You know, to allow her in.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 04:24:13 AM
>Time for Ninja-level costumes on Remilia. You know, to allow her in.

>Hiding those wings would be a real problem... But otherwise, maybe you could pull it off?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 16, 2009, 04:26:37 AM
> pull that off and push Remilia with your butt.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 16, 2009, 04:40:58 AM
>Deaf to all but the Ronald

>"So, she particularly dislikes you, then?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 16, 2009, 04:43:03 AM
Almost forgot one thing.
>"By the way... Do you know why is Flandre in such a... Zen trance?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 05:00:01 AM
> pull that off and push Remilia with your butt.

>Gotta hide dem wings first, buddy.

>Deaf to all but the Ronald

>"So, she particularly dislikes you, then?"

>Mysticality Day was yesterday.
>"Eh, not so much dislikes as distrusts. Hell, I wouldn't trust me either in her shoes. Would you?"

Almost forgot one thing.
>"By the way... Do you know why is Flandre in such a... Zen trance?"

>"She's been like that for awhile. It's kinda creepy at first, yeah, but you get used to it. Better than before. Guess that's what happens when you coop someone up in the basement that long..."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 16, 2009, 05:05:29 AM
>Kick faulty sound test in the shins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GObEWKTwA)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 16, 2009, 06:14:10 AM
> Kick E-Nazrin in the cheese
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on July 16, 2009, 07:15:58 AM
>Try giving remilia your cape or something.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 08:04:53 AM
>Kick faulty sound test in the shins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GObEWKTwA)

>That is not part of this soundtrack.

> Kick E-Nazrin in the cheese

>If you can find him, I'll allow it.

>Try giving remilia your cape or something.

>You do not have a cape. You had a rag, which wouldn't work so well, but it was lost in the bee pollen incident.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 16, 2009, 09:44:01 AM
>Suggest using refrigerator as secret transport system to sneak Remillia back into SDM.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 10:18:02 AM
>Suggest using refrigerator as secret transport system to sneak Remillia back into SDM.

>"Letty's sleeping in there," Remilia says. "And there's still the invitation bit. Unless you can trick Misuzu into doing it. Meh, not like that's hard."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 16, 2009, 10:27:44 AM
>Suggest that we could trick Parsee into inviting Remillia if we indroduce her as our Taco Teacher, but we would need a sombrero, pancho, a mustache and for Remillia to hide her wings so the pancho will cover it. Failing that, I'm out of ideas.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 16, 2009, 10:33:51 AM
That sounds like stuff we'd need to head over to Rinnosuke for . . .
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 10:41:38 AM
>Suggest that we could trick Parsee into inviting Remillia if we indroduce her as our Taco Teacher, but we would need a sombrero, pancho, a mustache and for Remillia to hide her wings so the pancho will cover it. Failing that, I'm out of ideas.

>"Well, if you can get the envious little dip to fall for it, I guess I can do that. At least long enough to make sure Patchy's gonna be okay and maybe yell some sense into Sakuya."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 16, 2009, 10:45:24 AM
>Teach her the recipe for the Taco de Asador for maximum spiciness.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 16, 2009, 11:04:00 AM
> Use thigh, no breast allowed
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 16, 2009, 04:19:16 PM
>Teach her the recipe for the Taco de Asador for maximum spiciness.

>Remilia nods along, but it's fairly clear she isn't paying full attention and has no actual intention of intention of doing it.

> Use thigh, no breast allowed

>Bigots get out.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 17, 2009, 12:35:45 AM
>ask for suggestions for yelling sense into Sakuya if infiltration plans fall through
>actually, a signed letter might work too
>and maybe some underwear for good measure
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 17, 2009, 05:11:37 AM
>ask for suggestions for yelling sense into Sakuya if infiltration plans fall through
>actually, a signed letter might work too
>and maybe some underwear for good measure

>"Well, if she's that bad off," says Remilia, "I guess you can tell her where my hideout is. I was avoiding it since that'd just make Greenie suspect Sakuya's plotting against her and have the oni pop her head off in her sleep or something. Guess postcards just don't cut muster, eh? But if she's that bad, I guess it won't make a bit of difference will it?"
>"Yeah, I'll get you a damn letter, gimme a moment," Remilia crawls back into her box, then emerges with a postcard and a pen, which she scribbles a quick note on and hands to you.
>She doesn't even have a change of clothes, you jerk.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 17, 2009, 07:13:03 AM
> Append the letter to be like the one Mokou answered on UD's Ask Yuyuko.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 17, 2009, 08:10:15 AM
> Append the letter to be like the one Mokou answered on UD's Ask Yuyuko.

>Sadly, your profanity-crafting skill is not nearly that good, and all you can come up with is "butts lol". Also, Remilia doesn't seems to want to give up her pen, it being one of her few worldly possessions.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 17, 2009, 08:25:33 AM
> Sadface.jpg
> Unhappy.jpg
> Cry.gif
> Kick.gif
> Balloon.jpg
> Awesome.swf
> Lick.gif
> Love<3.jpg
> Shoot.gif
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 17, 2009, 08:45:24 AM
> Sadface.jpg
> Unhappy.jpg
> Cry.gif
> Kick.gif
> Balloon.jpg
> Awesome.swf
> Lick.gif
> Love<3.jpg
> Shoot.gif

>You don't get text part of text adventures, do you?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 17, 2009, 08:51:28 AM
> This text parser is a worthy opponent. I need stronger techniques.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 17, 2009, 09:31:42 AM
>kindness to all creatures kick
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 17, 2009, 09:54:43 AM
>kindness to all creatures kick

>You kick the nearest available thing: This being the refrigerator box that Remilia has been sleeping in; knocking it on its side.
>"Hey!" Shouts Remilia, "If you're looking for a round two, I'm not gonna be nice like last time, and I know you don't have another one of those things to save you ass this time!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 17, 2009, 10:03:17 AM
>"Regardless of what happens at the mansion, we're getting you a better place."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 17, 2009, 10:23:47 AM
>"Regardless of what happens at the mansion, we're getting you a better place."

>"Peh, spare me your pity," says Remilia. "Now you got your letter, get out of here before I change my mind!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ES-Anthy on July 17, 2009, 01:16:02 PM
>Use the theory of defeat = friendship by beating Remilia with a move from kinnikuman, hopefully the kinniku buster, but the spinning toe hold is also acceptable
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 17, 2009, 01:49:48 PM
>Use the theory of defeat = friendship by beating Remilia with a move from kinnikuman, hopefully the kinniku buster, but the spinning toe hold is also acceptable

This would be great, except we just got finished using Eldritch Snuff to keep her from breaking us in two not too long ago. I don't think we're in any shape to beat her (because frankly we weren't in any shape to do so before).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 17, 2009, 05:31:48 PM
>Use the theory of defeat = friendship by beating Remilia with a move from kinnikuman, hopefully the kinniku buster, but the spinning toe hold is also acceptable

>You just did that. Kinda. Also you don't think you're a bad enough dude to pin her.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 18, 2009, 12:42:41 AM
>rescue Yukari from ninjas
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ES-Anthy on July 18, 2009, 01:33:32 AM
>rescue Yukari from ninjas

>Make sure we have a place to go for burgers before being a bad dude and saving yukari from ninjas
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 18, 2009, 01:47:36 AM
> Tell Remi that there are greater things to be undertaken than rot away in that cardboard box. Tell her that she, the great scarlet devil, descendant of Vlad Tepes, cannot just stay here and be the pawn of fate when she claims to be its mistress. Tell her that she should follow you in your quest to steal panties, hug every single living being in gensokyo, kill kourin, catch wriggle once and for all, take over gensokyo, DO EEETTT, ????, PROFIT, return pride, honour, and order to Gensokyo...and her off course. Tell her that going against the status quo has always been her style, pointing out her red mist incident, and that she must challenge the current status quo herself and make a statement worthy of her name. Even offer for her to be the team leader of her illustrious new scarlet brigade.

> If Remi joins you, acquire cardboard box as stealth equipment/mobile shelter.

> Lament the fact that you didn't ask Eirin to look at Rumia's affliction.

> Since Cirno's done with her little project, tell her that you have spoken to the goddess of frogs and you have an understanding with her. Tell her that you cheating on Mystia by kissing a frog which turned into a fairyWTFHowdidthatwhatisthisidonteven the frog fiasco earlier is proof of this. Tell her that the goddess believes she is the strongest and that she believes fairies are just overgrown flies to be eaten. Tell her that said goddess is a great being that only THE STRONGEST can defeat and that if she joined your party you would lead her to this great opportunity.

> Acquire Flail of Cirnobyl once more.

> pose as FF9 triumph song plays.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 18, 2009, 01:53:17 AM
>You're Not Alone
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 18, 2009, 02:01:44 AM
> You can(not) advance. Go back 3 squares and shove a longinus in your eye. Then proceed to episode 25/26 and hope your eye affliction improves things.

> Ask Cirno what the igloo is for

> Knock on Letty's fridge.

> if nobody answers, open it.

> Wake Letty up. Tell Cirno to blow on her ears with her ice breath if you have to. Tell Cirno it's for Letty's own good.

>Tell Letty somebody stole winter. Blame it on Parsee and possibly Keine. Tell her Keine also stole her reputation (what as, don't say).

> Check if the fridge is plugged into something. Find socket. Think up uses. Can the proton pack be hooked up?

> Tell Kaguya that you are actually from Nebula M78.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 07:56:30 AM
>rescue Yukari from ninjas

>Well, she has been missing...

>Make sure we have a place to go for burgers before being a bad dude and saving yukari from ninjas

>Maybe they can grill up some burgers at Casa de Parsee?

> Tell Remi that there are greater things to be undertaken than rot away in that cardboard box. Tell her that she, the great scarlet devil, descendant of Vlad Tepes, cannot just stay here and be the pawn of fate when she claims to be its mistress. Tell her that she should follow you in your quest to steal panties, hug every single living being in gensokyo, kill kourin, catch wriggle once and for all, take over gensokyo, DO EEETTT, ????, PROFIT, return pride, honour, and order to Gensokyo...and her off course. Tell her that going against the status quo has always been her style, pointing out her red mist incident, and that she must challenge the current status quo herself and make a statement worthy of her name. Even offer for her to be the team leader of her illustrious new scarlet brigade.

> If Remi joins you, acquire cardboard box as stealth equipment/mobile shelter.

> Lament the fact that you didn't ask Eirin to look at Rumia's affliction.

> Since Cirno's done with her little project, tell her that you have spoken to the goddess of frogs and you have an understanding with her. Tell her that you cheating on Mystia by kissing a frog which turned into a fairyWTFHowdidthatwhatisthisidonteven the frog fiasco earlier is proof of this. Tell her that the goddess believes she is the strongest and that she believes fairies are just overgrown flies to be eaten. Tell her that said goddess is a great being that only THE STRONGEST can defeat and that if she joined your party you would lead her to this great opportunity.

> Acquire Flail of Cirnobyl once more.

> pose as FF9 triumph song plays.

>Remilia listens to your speech, then snorts. "Don't worry about me, I'll be back on top before you know it. I built Scarlet Devil Manor with my own sweat and ichor, and I'll do it again. Heh, you think I'm desperate? I'm just taking a break before hatching my next scheme. Nice of you to acknowledge me as boss, but I've heard that tune before."
>She quirks her lips"...But maybe I'll follow you mooks around for a little while to have something to laugh at. Probably shouldn't let that kid with the fucked-up voice get too buddy buddy with Flan, anyways." She then goes to share her parasol with Flandre.
>The Refrigerator Box is a bit large to cart around. When you ask your companions to carry it around, they refuse (some politely and others not so much), claiming it'd be a pain unless you got a specific use for it in mind.
>You find Cirno inside her frogloo, laying on the grass and coloring while kicking her feet in the air. Before you can approach her, you hear a loud splash from the lake!  You look over just in time to see the Disturbing Rock (http://xs541.xs.to/xs541/09270/al_rok428.png), dripping lakewater menacingly, land on the shore! Cirno screams, and starts crawling out of her frogloo in a panic.

>You're Not Alone

>Lemme give you something (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=718A7EF47B86DC9D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=5JPVe4oDy1U) more fitting. (http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=718A7EF47B86DC9D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=Jd1njB6SQok)

> You can(not) advance. Go back 3 squares and shove a longinus in your eye. Then proceed to episode 25/26 and hope your eye affliction improves things.

> Ask Cirno what the igloo is for

> Knock on Letty's fridge.

> if nobody answers, open it.

> Wake Letty up. Tell Cirno to blow on her ears with her ice breath if you have to. Tell Cirno it's for Letty's own good.

>Tell Letty somebody stole winter. Blame it on Parsee and possibly Keine. Tell her Keine also stole her reputation (what as, don't say).

> Check if the fridge is plugged into something. Find socket. Think up uses. Can the proton pack be hooked up?

> Tell Kaguya that you are actually from Nebula M78.

>While you aren't really in the situation to do all this, you are pretty sure the refrigerator is plugged in to...something?
>The Rock bounces toward you.

>_


Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 08:07:59 AM
> Check inventory.
 
I want to see if we can MacGyver something to wreck that Rock's sh!t.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 08:20:37 AM
> Check inventory.

>Witness the Spirit of the True Text adventurer!
>Your Inventory Contains:
>Aspirin
>Ibuprofen
>Heal Brand potion.
>Antacids
>Cough Drops
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>The Clothes on your Back
>Cement Boot (In Rumia's Possession)
>Plastic Doll Bits
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>Fireflies in a Jar w/Poltergeist Saliva
>Dinged Up Proton Pack
>Yukari's Cap. (Worn a hat; owed to Flandre)
>Orky Cuirass (Worn as armor)
>Silver Dragonfly
>Ghost Trap
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 08:32:52 AM
> Set up Ghost Trap near enough to the Rock that it'll land on it with its next jump, then put the jar on the Ghost Trap right-side up (let the fireflies out, first, they deserve to live). Move far enough away that the rock's next leap won't kill you.
 
Now let's watch the fireworks.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 09:00:53 AM
> Set up Ghost Trap near enough to the Rock that it'll land on it with its next jump, then put the jar on the Ghost Trap right-side up (let the fireflies out, first, they deserve to live). Move far enough away that the rock's next leap won't kill you.

>You put the Ghost trap in the Rock's way, letting the fireflies out the jar and putting it on top of the ghost trap.
>The Rock proceeds, its face unchanging, and lands on the ghost trap with the sound of shattering glass and plastic, and the distinctive sound of rending metal.
>Cirno escapes from her frogloo and flees into the forest, screaming in terror.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 09:45:46 AM
No Ghost Trap tripped? Snap. There goes that.
 
> Ask Flandre to destroy the Strange Rock.
 
EDIT: I honestly feel stupid for not doing this sooner. Hopefully we can find some way to repair the Ghost Trap (and maybe the Proton Pack while we're at it).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 09:55:58 AM
> Ask Flandre to destroy the Strange Rock.

>It is difficult to trip a ghost trap when it is crushed by a rock.
>Flandre shakes her head. "This one...would rather not. Remilia and many other have asked this one not to break living things. As such, this one wishes to to abstain from such until it is time to fulfill my purpose."
>Remilia nods. "She used to be bad about it. Really bad. Really really bad."
>The Disturbing Rock is getting uncomfortable close to you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 09:58:28 AM
> Ask Remilia to destroy the Strange Rock.
> If Remilia declines, ask Kaguya to destroy the Strange Rock.
> If Kaguya declines, ask Rumia to try to reason with the Strange Rock.
 
Yes, I know my commands just now boil down to "Shoot first, shoot second, ask questions third." My idea for having the Ghost Trap trip from the ectoplasm didn't pan out.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ES-Anthy on July 18, 2009, 10:43:25 AM
>judge how big this rock is, because then we could probably just boot it away or something like that
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 18, 2009, 10:55:57 AM
> Kick the rock in the vleis just like last time.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 01:11:54 PM
> Ask Remilia to destroy the Strange Rock.
> If Remilia declines, ask Kaguya to destroy the Strange Rock.
> If Kaguya declines, ask Rumia to try to reason with the Strange Rock.

>Remilia cracks her knuckles, then snaps her fingers and summons a nasty-looking spear in hand. Grinning, she hefts and flings the weapon at the Disturbing Rock. It hits with a small spark and a loud, high-pitched noise, chipping a tiny pebble off the rock. "Well shit," Remilia says, as she snaps her fingers and banishes the spear from existence, "It really is made of rock."
>Kaguya shakes her head. "I am afraid it doesn't fall under my abilities."
>Rumia is too busy backing away, Mystia is doing the same and trying to pull Kaguya back with her.

>judge how big this rock is, because then we could probably just boot it away or something like that

>The rock is large enough to reach your knees, and looks to weight well over a hundred pounds, if what it did to the ghost trap is any indication. It could probably manage one of your limbs very badly, and likely would not stop there.

> Kick the rock in the vleis just like last time.

>There is only one lake to kick it into. You run up to the Disturbing Rock and kick it, and OH GOD YOUR FUCKING TOE! OW!
>The Disturbing Rock is now posed to leap on you, and your kickin' foot really hurts now.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 01:43:31 PM
> Try sitting on the Strange Rock, hope it doesn't decide to flip over in midleap.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hououin Kyouma on July 18, 2009, 01:47:49 PM
> Try sitting on the Strange Rock, hope it doesn't decide to flip over in midleap.
>Try to grind the strange rock while gathering the dust
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 02:08:31 PM
> Try sitting on the Strange Rock, hope it doesn't decide to flip over in midleap.

>Trying not to do a hop limp, you dodge around the Disturbing Rock, then have a seat on top of it! It hops again, and you go for a ride! Thankfully, you are wise enough to draw your feet up before it lands on them. Now you have to figure out what do next.

>Try to grind the strange rock while gathering the dust

>How would you do such a thing with your bare hands?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hououin Kyouma on July 18, 2009, 02:09:05 PM
> Try sitting on the Strange Rock, hope it doesn't decide to flip over in midleap.

>Trying not to do a hop limp, you dodge around the Disturbing Rock, then have a seat on top of it! It hops again, and you go for a ride! Thankfully, you are wise enough to draw your feet up before it lands on them. Now you have to figure out what do next.

>Try to grind the strange rock while gathering the dust

>How would you do such a thing with your bare hands?

>_
Teeth
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 18, 2009, 03:23:35 PM
> Equip cement boot and apply vleis kick again.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 05:22:38 PM
> Equip cement boot and apply vleis kick again.

>You call for Rumia to return the Cement Boot to you, and put it on after kicking off one of your shoes. Then you jam your armored heel into the side of the Disturbing Rock with little effect. At the very least, it hurts far, far less than your first effort at kicking it; it seems you just do not have the leg strength to punt a hundred plus pounds of rock.
>The Disturbing Rock is unable to dislodge you with its bounces. It turns again toward the lake, and seems to be making a beeline for it. It will take a little time for it to get to the banks, though.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 05:26:24 PM
> Unequip Cement Boot, re-equip it as a weapon, then when the rock is just about to make its final leap into the drink, swing the boot hard to the side so that we are dislodged from our perch just as the rock jumps to the lake, leaving us high and dry and it all wet.

(Hooray, physics.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 05:36:02 PM
> Unequip Cement Boot, re-equip it as a weapon, then when the rock is just about to make its final leap into the drink, swing the boot hard to the side so that we are dislodged from our perch just as the rock jumps to the lake, leaving us high and dry and it all wet.

>Sploosh! The Disturbing Rock flies back into the lake, while you land on shore; bruisng yourself up a bit, but otherwise fine. You suspect if it didn't stop the Disturbing Rock the first time, it probably won't work stop it the second time. But at least it'll be awhile before it gets back out again. Remilia is having a good laugh at the whole show.
>You are at the shore of the lake. Cirno's Lean-to is here, as is her recently made frogloo. To the south is the road to Scarlet Devil Mansion. To the east is a path around the lake, and back into the forest; to the west is Remilia and Letty's hideaway. To the south is the road to Scarlet Devil Mansion.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 18, 2009, 06:01:21 PM
Well, since we were interrupted last time, let's try this again...because I want that flail of cirnobyl back...

> pose as FF9 triumph song plays. Do a hip thrust and punch the air. Do this in as disturbing a manner as possible, so as to freak out your party.

> Since Cirno's done with her little project, tell her that you have spoken to the goddess of frogs and you have an understanding with her. Tell her that you cheating on Mystia by kissing a frog which turned into a fairyWTFHowdidthatwhatisthisidonteven the frog fiasco earlier is proof of this. Tell her that the goddess believes she is the strongest and that she believes fairies are just overgrown flies to be eaten. Tell her that said goddess is a great being that only THE STRONGEST can defeat and that if she joined your party you would lead her to this great opportunity.

> Acquire Flail of Cirnobyl once more.

> Tell Kaguya that you are actually from Nebula M78.

> Knock on Letty's fridge.

> if nobody answers, open it.

> Wake Letty up. Tell Cirno to blow on her ears with her ice breath if you have to. Tell Cirno it's for Letty's own good.

>Tell Letty somebody stole winter. Blame it on Parsee and possibly Keine. Tell her Keine also stole her reputation (what as, don't say).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 18, 2009, 06:46:15 PM
>psychoanalyze the Disturbing Rock's expression and actions
>grab the next pad of paper and writing implement we find available for Rumia to communicate with
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 18, 2009, 06:49:53 PM
>psychoanalyze the Disturbing Rock's expression and actions
Remember what happened last time we did that?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 06:53:35 PM
Well, since we were interrupted last time, let's try this again...because I want that flail of cirnobyl back...

> pose as FF9 triumph song plays. Do a hip thrust and punch the air. Do this in as disturbing a manner as possible, so as to freak out your party.

> Since Cirno's done with her little project, tell her that you have spoken to the goddess of frogs and you have an understanding with her. Tell her that you cheating on Mystia by kissing a frog which turned into a fairyWTFHowdidthatwhatisthisidonteven the frog fiasco earlier is proof of this. Tell her that the goddess believes she is the strongest and that she believes fairies are just overgrown flies to be eaten. Tell her that said goddess is a great being that only THE STRONGEST can defeat and that if she joined your party you would lead her to this great opportunity.

> Acquire Flail of Cirnobyl once more.

> Tell Kaguya that you are actually from Nebula M78.

> Knock on Letty's fridge.

> if nobody answers, open it.

> Wake Letty up. Tell Cirno to blow on her ears with her ice breath if you have to. Tell Cirno it's for Letty's own good.

>Tell Letty somebody stole winter. Blame it on Parsee and possibly Keine. Tell her Keine also stole her reputation (what as, don't say).

>You do a well-earn hip thrust, but find that Cirno ran off when the Disturbing Rock attacked, thus making the rest hard to do.

>psychoanalyze the Disturbing Rock's expression and actions
>grab the next pad of paper and writing implement we find available for Rumia to communicate with

>You aren't sure you can understand the mind of a rock without some outside assistance.
>There doesn't seem to be much in the way of pen or paper here. You could try to steal Cirno's crayons and coloring book, but you don't think you could fit into the frogloo.
>Additionally, the Cement Boot is kind of a pain to walk around in.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 18, 2009, 07:09:39 PM
>Unequip cement boot.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 07:15:12 PM
>Unequip cement boot.

>Ah, much better.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 18, 2009, 07:17:20 PM
> Equal opportunity huggings for all
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 07:22:47 PM
> Equal opportunity huggings for all

>This goes well, until you get to Remilia, whose response is to summon her spear again and glare at you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 18, 2009, 07:44:36 PM
> SISFIST for Remilia
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 07:47:40 PM
> SISFIST for Remilia

>She looks at your pro-offered fist with a sneer and a furrowed brow, before returning the gesture with obvious distaste.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 18, 2009, 08:05:48 PM
>Does this mean we're female now?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 08:18:25 PM
>Does this mean we're female now?

>You are pretty sure Remilia can't punch people so hard their gender changes. Pretty sure.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 08:55:40 PM
Doesn't mean our H.P. Lovecraftian high didn't.
 
> Check gender. And species.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 08:57:13 PM
>Gender: H (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8EKsu7LWB4)umboi
>Species: Apparently Human. Or possibly Hunam.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 18, 2009, 08:59:07 PM
> Check the party's weaknesses, resistances, and immunities. Also, look around for possible exits.

> Also, in the spirit of Crawl, check ourselves for mutations.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 09:01:36 PM
> Check the party's weaknesses, resistances, and immunities. Also, look around for possible exits.

> Also, in the spirit of Crawl, check ourselves for mutations.

>You are quite sure the vampires don't like getting sun on them, and that everyone except Kaguya will die when they are killed.
>You see no obvious mutations.
>You are at the shore of the lake. Cirno's Lean-to is here, as is her recently made frogloo. To the south is the road to Scarlet Devil Mansion. To the east is a path around the lake, and back into the forest; to the west is Remilia and Letty's hideaway. To the south is the road to Scarlet Devil Mansion. Obvious Exits are East, West, and South

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 18, 2009, 09:02:49 PM
Hunam.
God damn it, Spookyraven.
>Check for more misspelled stuff around.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 09:05:20 PM
>Check for more misspelled stuff around.

>I'll have you know my spelling is immaculate. Typically. You see nothing that would intrinsically suggest the presence of bad spelling damage or undead. Aside from the Scarlets.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 18, 2009, 09:16:47 PM
> Potion and scroll roulette
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 09:24:40 PM
> Potion and scroll roulette

>Have you learned nothing from the plights of Mystia and Remilia?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 18, 2009, 10:32:58 PM
>head to the mansion to determine the plausibility of Remilia visiting to headbutt some sense into her head PAD maid and/or find out what Parsee's doing and wants with the mansion
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 10:47:24 PM
>head to the mansion to determine the plausibility of Remilia visiting to headbutt some sense into her head PAD maid and/or find out what Parsee's doing and wants with the mansion

>You make your way back toward the gates of Scarlet Devil Mansion. Hong Meiling is there as always, but it seems that Orin is there as well, talking with her.
>"C'mon..." Says Orin, resting an elbow on her cart and her chin on her knuckles.
>"Now you know I can't do that," says China with a shake of her head; though her grin suggests she is enjoying herself.
>"C'mooon..."
>"I can't let you have her, Orin, you know that!"
>"C'mon!" She grins, swishing her tails about.
>"Why you gotta put me in these kinds of positions, eh?"
>They don't seem to have noticed you yet. Remilia is shaking her head.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 18, 2009, 10:52:14 PM
>Ask who died.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 18, 2009, 10:58:53 PM
>Ask who died.

>"Oh, hey guy-" says China, before she notices Remilia, and her eyes widen.
>"No one yet," Orin answers. "I'm just calling dibs on Patchouli while the gettin's good." She eyes your group a bit, raising an eyebrow. "Hey, you're Remilia, aren't you? Oh oh oh, are you about to storm the gates and retake your manor? Let me go get another cart first!"
>Remilia snorts. "Give me some credit. And pick up your jaw, Misuzu. I'm just walking by." Hong Meiling sighs, and seems about to say something, but just shakes her head.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 18, 2009, 11:56:31 PM
> Tell Orin that her cat level is around 99. Do the Neko-nyan (nyan nyan, nyan nyan, nihao nyan) dance while you do this.

> Attempt a friendly chat with Meiling and Orin. Ask them whether or not they've heard of any interesting rumours/incidents lately.

> Tell Kaguya that you are from Nebula M78. (seriously, I want to know what her reaction to this is)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 19, 2009, 05:29:45 AM
> Tell Orin that her cat level is around 99. Do the Neko-nyan (nyan nyan, nyan nyan, nihao nyan) dance while you do this.

> Attempt a friendly chat with Meiling and Orin. Ask them whether or not they've heard of any interesting rumours/incidents lately.

> Tell Kaguya that you are from Nebula M78. (seriously, I want to know what her reaction to this is)

>Kaguya gives a half grin. "You're missing the mask, I suspect."
>Orin just snorts at your assertion. "Honey, there's no end to my cat level. And you need music to do that right."
>After proper introductions, you attempt to work your way into the conversation. "Rumors?" Orin scratches her head, "Well, I've not seen Okuu in awhile, I think she's getting into some kind of trouble in town. And Patchy's on her last legs, but you probably already knew that. Aside from that, all I can tell you is that this big lug over here managed to swindle herself a fancy new bed."
>"And look how eager you are to test it out," says China with a grin. Orin winks back. Then Remilia says, "Pfft. I'm surprised you aren't collapsed on it and bothering half the household with that damn snoring. Greenie's made you the soul of restraint, ain't she?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 20, 2009, 12:32:57 AM
>listen in on conversation, cut in with a question about how much Parsee really wants the place when an appropriate silence comes up
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 06:41:36 AM
>listen in on conversation, cut in with a question about how much Parsee really wants the place when an appropriate silence comes up

>You quickly find the silence, as Remilia's commentary seems to do a lot to kill the moment for Orin and Hong Meiling. "Well, uh," says China, not really sure what to make of the question, "it doesn't look like she's going anywhere. I mean, she's not left since she got here, so I don't see her much. Yugi seems pretty happy here, at least, and she says Parsee likes it. But I just dunno, I don't see her that much."
>Orin nods. "She's pretty stingy, from what I remember. Can't say whether she really, truly wants it, but I would think so. It's a nice big house with servants, and she always did dream big."

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 20, 2009, 03:26:51 PM
> Offer to help Meirin test the new bed's suspension. Give her a wink while you're at it. Ask if Orin and the others would like to join you.

> If anyone reacts in a flustered/embarassed/disturbed/disgusted/unusual manner then tell them it's a free country and people should be free to jump up and down on their own beds while playing basketball with a bowling ball without being judged by others. Suggest a new amendment to the constitution to put this into effect.

> Ask Orin if she's interested in coming with you and picking up the corpses Okuu's leaving in the wake of her killing spree along the way (if Keine's words were any indication, she's on a mass murder spree in town).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 03:43:26 PM
> Offer to help Meirin test the new bed's suspension. Give her a wink while you're at it. Ask if Orin and the others would like to join you.

> If anyone reacts in a flustered/embarassed/disturbed/disgusted/unusual manner then tell them it's a free country and people should be free to jump up and down on their own beds while playing basketball with a bowling ball without being judged by others. Suggest a new amendment to the constitution to put this into effect.

> Ask Orin if she's interested in coming with you and picking up the corpses Okuu's leaving in the wake of her killing spree along the way (if Keine's words were any indication, she's on a mass murder spree in town).

>China seem to have been taken off guard by the comment. Orin just grins and says, "I don't think it'd be able to take you and Meiling's booty at the same time, hon." "Oh, is that the only reason you're not tried it yourself?" Meiling asks in turn.
>Upon hearing your explanation, Meiling says, "You bring a bowling ball near my bed and I'll freely slam dunk you on the concrete."
>Orin twitches her ears. "You really think Okuu's up to that sort of thing? Well, I'd say it doesn't sound like her, but then again the whole fusion apocalypse thing didn't sound like her either... Anyways, I got some things to do and obligations to keep, so I'll have to decline for now." She grins China another grin as she turns to leave. "Maybe I'll be back later, big stuff. So you just keep your fingers crossed." And with a sassy swish of her tails, she makes her way south, following the side of the lake that takes her past Alice' house.
>"So," says Remilia, "you guys going in or are we just here to keep Misuzu from thinking with her labia?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 20, 2009, 04:01:04 PM
> Reply that you would never dream of stopping China from doing that.

> Pull your party aside and suggest acquiring a disguise for Remilia. Display your inventory to the group and ask if anyone has any ideas. Suggest going back to Remi's cardboard box and modifying it into some sort of robot costume (reference Yotsuba). Also suggest an alternative - going back to Kourindou to acquire better disguise materials...or better yet, somehow convince Kourin to give you Nitori's dress for Remi to wear. Then all she'll need is a cap and twin-tails and she'll be an almost exact replica of Nitori. I wonder if her pride can take disguising herself as a kappa? Anyhow, if the subject of invitations to enter the home arises, point out once again that as a staff member you have that right.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 20, 2009, 04:04:21 PM
> Set Remilia on fire.  It'll be the perfect disguise.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 04:08:54 PM
> Reply that you would never dream of stopping China from doing that.

> Pull your party aside and suggest acquiring a disguise for Remilia. Display your inventory to the group and ask if anyone has any ideas. Suggest going back to Remi's cardboard box and modifying it into some sort of robot costume (reference Yotsuba). Also suggest an alternative - going back to Kourindou to acquire better disguise materials...or better yet, somehow convince Kourin to give you Nitori's dress for Remi to wear. Then all she'll need is a cap and twin-tails and she'll be an almost exact replica of Nitori. I wonder if her pride can take disguising herself as a kappa? Anyhow, if the subject of invitations to enter the home arises, point out once again that as a staff member you have that right.

>"Eh. I guess I could pass off as a Kappa. But really, I'd rather just wait out here if you don't need me. You can bring Sakuya out here, right?"

> Set Remilia on fire.  It'll be the perfect disguise.

>"Hey," Remilia replies, "you wanna be awake for the next time you lose your kidney?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 20, 2009, 04:11:13 PM
>Say that Sakuya's state makes it hard to get her outside.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 04:18:10 PM
>Say that Sakuya's state makes it hard to get her outside.

> Remilia groans. "Okay, fine, fine. I'll dress up like a kappa. Sheesh. At least I'll be able to hassle Patchy, too." 

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 20, 2009, 04:19:35 PM
>Tell Remilia that her wings give her away, so we'll have to cut them off to complete the disguise.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 04:23:29 PM
>Tell Remilia that her wings give her away, so we'll have to cut them off to complete the disguise.

>Remilia grimaces. "I fold 'em up, we cut some slits in the backpack, viola. It's easy. Stop taking stupid pills."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 20, 2009, 04:24:12 PM
>Smack Theorist in the Erhu
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 20, 2009, 04:27:44 PM
...Is it so wrong to want to horribly mutilate Remilia?

Okay, I suppose it is...

>Ask Remilia if we can hold onto Gungnir for her, as it would give away who she is immediately if anyone saw her with it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 04:31:43 PM
>Ask Remilia if we can hold onto Gungnir for her, as it would give away who she is immediately if anyone saw her with it.

>"Naw, I can poof it out of existence," says Remilia. "I dunno what'd even happen if you touched it. Nothing good, probably."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 20, 2009, 05:46:57 PM
> Tell Meirin not to cry as you shall return for her.

> Go to Kourindou. Assess how flammable the premises are. Make mental note to set it aflame once it has served your purposes.

> Ask if you can trade anything in your inventory for nitori's dress, cap and any of her other personal effects he may have pilfered from us, if they are still available. Offer to trade a frogloo, a sizeable hobo cardboard box, a refrigerator containing the spirit of winter, or the secret to preparing the perfect taco asadore (or however you spell it) as well. If none of these interest him then offer to do a quest.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 08:28:31 PM
> Tell Meirin not to cry as you shall return for her.

> Go to Kourindou. Assess how flammable the premises are. Make mental note to set it aflame once it has served your purposes.

> Ask if you can trade anything in your inventory for nitori's dress, cap and any of her other personal effects he may have pilfered from us, if they are still available. Offer to trade a frogloo, a sizeable hobo cardboard box, a refrigerator containing the spirit of winter, or the secret to preparing the perfect taco asadore (or however you spell it) as well. If none of these interest him then offer to do a quest.

>"I'd rather that Orin come back..." she pouts, clearly still a bit upset at her game getting ruined.
>You make your way back to Kourindou. The building is made of old, treated wood. It'd take a little doing to burn it down, but people can be inventive when it comes to kind of thing...
>You enter Kourindou! Rinnosuke nods to you.
>The store presently has:
>A Hobo Penny, placed inside an Empty Wine Bottle
>The Dwarven Backpack
>Banson's Aria
>Your State ID
>Wriggle's (Spare) Cape
>Nitori's Panties
>Nitori's Clothes
>The Dollmaker of Bucaresti
>An AOL CD, in the old tin cases they used to use
>An Erlenmeyer Flask
>A bag of nails
>Assorted Stainless Steel Parts of Something Mechanical
>A Nodding Head Dog Figure.
>Border of Life
>A straw broom.
>A Pin-On Gold Star with an Ideogram
>A Ream of 500 Pages of 8x12 paper
>A Bag of Kettle Chips
>A Red Ribbon with a Bow and White Lace.
>A Small Statue of Buddha
>A Vinyl Record with No Cover.
>A Brownie Sundae
>A Bowl
>Upon requesting Nitori's garb, Rinnosuke rubs his chin. "Well, I could trade that Silver Dragonfly for the lot, including the backpack."
>"How about I not set this place on fire, fagballs?" Remilia asks, as she summons Gungnir. It seems great minds think alike. Rinnosuke is on his fight in a moment, with the minigun he keeps under his counter leveled at Remilia. "Now now, Miss Scarlet. I am sure you understand there is a saying that the customer is always right, but I believe there are practical limits to that kind of ideology."
>"You think that is going to hurt me?" Remilia says with a sneer.
>"Do you believe I would have overlooked such things?" Rinnosuke asks.
>Remilia makes a sort of disgusted noise, and returns Gungnir to the aether from whence she called it. "Whatever, fagballs."
>Rinnosuke looks to you. "My apologies. Would you be willing to trade the Silver Dragonfly for those items?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 20, 2009, 10:59:33 PM
> Negotiate. Tell Kourin that you risked your life for that silver dragonfly and that you feel you cannot part with it unless offered...a little more in compensation. Ask that he add the following items to the trade, in order of priority, Nitori's panties (if it's not already part of the deal), the pin-on gold star, dwarven backpack, wriggle's spare cape, the straw broom, and the stainless steel parts. Remind him that you've done him service before and that he can count on your continued patronage/service if he commits to this deal. If need be, add that the silver dragonfly belonged to the Emperor of Hell Bees (or similar) and thus it has significant historical and collector value.

> Show off the fact that you have your kidney back to Kourin.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 11:06:57 PM
> Negotiate. Tell Kourin that you risked your life for that silver dragonfly and that you feel you cannot part with it unless offered...a little more in compensation. Ask that he add the following items to the trade, in order of priority, Nitori's panties (if it's not already part of the deal), the pin-on gold star, dwarven backpack, wriggle's spare cape, the straw broom, and the stainless steel parts. Remind him that you've done him service before and that he can count on your continued patronage/service if he commits to this deal.

> Show off the fact that you have your kidney back to Kourin.

>"Ah. I miscommunicated. The backpack is part of the deal. If you wish for more...well...I can add the broom as we have had a mutually beneficial relationship."
>Kaguya approaches the counter, placing a single ☼ on the counter, then claiming Brownie Sundae.  She and Mystia start to share it.
>Rinnosuke notes your returned Kidney with a smile. "Ah, it is good you have gotten that back. I hope you bear no hard feelings for the transaction, as it is not my policy to ask questions, as I'm sure you recall." He nods toward Wriggle's (Spare) Cape

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 20, 2009, 11:13:32 PM
>Ask if anybody can fly using that broom. If so, DEAL and do an "I CAN FLY!!!!" moment.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 20, 2009, 11:17:50 PM
Sorry, long stream of command inputs again....

> Ask that he throw in the pack of kettle chips, for the children. Give him a charming paternal smile while you're at it.

> Regardless of whether or not he throws in the kettle chips, agree to the deal and thank him. Tell him that as long as he doesn't pull another kidney-ordeal on you he can count on future cooperation.

> If he agrees to give you the kettle chips, offer it to Rumia and Remilia and tell them to share with Kaguya and Mystia...and Flandre if she feels it's not too impure.

> Ask him how much for the star and stainless steel parts combined. Offer to do a quest if need be.

> Offer the newly acquired Nitori cosplay goods to Remi. Cut out holes in the backpack for her wings if required. Ask Kourin if she can use the restroom to try out the disguise. Ask that Kaguya and Mystia assist her.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 20, 2009, 11:42:38 PM
>Ask if anybody can fly using that broom. If so, DEAL and do an "I CAN FLY!!!!" moment.

>"Unfortunately, no." says Rinnosuke, "It is more of the sweeping kind."

Sorry, long stream of command inputs again....

> Ask that he throw in the pack of kettle chips, for the children. Give him a charming paternal smile while you're at it.

> Regardless of whether or not he throws in the kettle chips, agree to the deal and thank him. Tell him that as long as he doesn't pull another kidney-ordeal on you he can count on future cooperation.

> If he agrees to give you the kettle chips, offer it to Rumia and Remilia and tell them to share with Kaguya and Mystia...and Flandre if she feels it's not too impure.

> Ask him how much for the star and stainless steel parts combined. Offer to do a quest if need be.

> Offer the newly acquired Nitori cosplay goods to Remi. Cut out holes in the backpack for her wings if required. Ask Kourin if she can use the restroom to try out the disguise. Ask that Kaguya and Mystia assist her.

>"I suppose," says Rinnosuke, "But only as a way of making amends. And I should note that if not for the generous use of my tub, Suika probably would have left you in the forest."
>Rumia takes the chips with a happy burble of distortion, nodding at your order to share.
>Remilia takes the clothes and backpack. "Don't worry, I can dress myself!" she says as she disappears into the bathroom.
>As you inquire about the star and the parts, Rinnosuke says, "Make me an interesting offer? Surely you've seen something of note?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 20, 2009, 11:44:36 PM
Surely you've seen something of note?"
>A third leg, maybe?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 20, 2009, 11:50:19 PM
> A book that can interest even the likes of Yuugi.

> Otherwise, offer him tacos.

> Watch the party devour the crisps and sundae. D'awww perceptibly.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 12:18:16 AM
>A third leg, maybe?

>"That would do," Rinnosuke says, "But one would imagine that such a thing would be most difficult to procure."

> A book that can interest even the likes of Yuugi.

> Otherwise, offer him tacos.

> Watch the party devour the crisps and sundae. D'awww perceptibly.

>"Ah, she has bought a number of those from me," Rinnosuke says. "Perhaps I could accept them back, if she were willing to part with them. Or if you like, I could accept that Proton Pack for the items in question."
>Awww, lookit 'em enjoy a snack break. Even Flandre has a few chips, which Mystia and Kaguya talk softly amongst themselves over their sundae. Rumia even gives you a few chips.
>Remilia emerges from the bathroom in Nitori's garb. She doesn't really have the hair to make proper ponytails, but everything seems to fit well. With her wings hidden and different clothes, she really is hard to readily identify as Remilia. As well, the whole outfit, combined with her obvious irritation at the world, is simply goddamned adorable! Such a cute little scowl in all that green! "Let's get outta here before I throw up." she grumbles.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 21, 2009, 03:09:55 AM
>Check if "The Dollmaker of Bucaresti" is actually Alice
>If it is, pat her on the head and call her a good girl
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 21, 2009, 03:15:37 AM
>G Free
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 21, 2009, 05:21:31 AM
The star obviously belonged to Meirin. Let's just keep it for the time being, in case it proves a useful trading chip later on. Who knows, we might be able to get Meirin.

> Trade proton pack for the star and the stainless steel parts.

> Equip the star. Give it some spit polish and pin it to your Yukari cap.

> Examine the stainless steel parts.

> If that dollmaker of Bucaresti is indeed Alice as E-mouse suggests, ask since when did Kourin start dealing in living beings, particularly youkai. Ask for possible trades or quests to acquire her.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 21, 2009, 05:40:39 AM
> Mind the Grue
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 07:51:28 AM
>Check if "The Dollmaker of Bucaresti" is actually Alice
>If it is, pat her on the head and call her a good girl

>You examine The Doll Maker of Bucuresti
>This is an nostalgic song, according to its composer, with a hint of menace and seriousness to it. A few people have used the title to argue that Alice is a Romanian.

>G Free

>Free things? In Kourindou? Oh you!

The star obviously belonged to Meirin. Let's just keep it for the time being, in case it proves a useful trading chip later on. Who knows, we might be able to get Meirin.

> Trade proton pack for the star and the stainless steel parts.

> Equip the star. Give it some spit polish and pin it to your Yukari cap.

> Examine the stainless steel parts.

> If that dollmaker of Bucaresti is indeed Alice as E-mouse suggests, ask since when did Kourin start dealing in living beings, particularly youkai. Ask for possible trades or quests to acquire her.

>You trade the Proton Pack for the goods.
>You Examine the Pin-On Gold Star with an Ideogram. It bears a eastern character that you cannot read, an seems to be a little weather beaten. You then pin it on Yukari's Cap! Stylin.
>The Stainless Steel Parts are a collection of loose cogs, springs, and screws, a rogue spark plug, and other such objects. Who knows what they go to?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 21, 2009, 07:55:38 AM
>Ask Flandre if she would play with us for one coin (the hobo penny)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 08:07:09 AM
>Ask Flandre if she would play with us for one coin (the hobo penny)

>Your suggestion prompts Flandre to examine the Hobo Penny, and her eyebrows raise with obvious curiosity. "What a strange icon," she says, "It has a subtle power. This one appreciates the offer of a gift, but it does not seem to be a thing this one can use. It is beautiful, though..."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 21, 2009, 08:36:40 AM
>Challenge Rinnosuke to a test of manly strength for the hobo penny.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 08:47:26 AM
>Challenge Rinnosuke to a test of manly strength for the hobo penny.

>"And what you would have in mind?" ask Rinnosuke, seeming to be rather amused.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 21, 2009, 09:27:16 AM
>"Show me your best display of manliness, I shall counter with mine."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 09:39:05 AM
>"Show me your best display of manliness, I shall counter with mine."

>"Very well." Says Rinnosuke. "Witness my works, oh ye mighty, and despair!"
>Suddenly Rinnosuke starts shout at the top of his lungs, making a couple of your party members exclaim in surprise. Then he rips open the front of his garment to reveal a surprisingly muscular chest and arms. Then, still shouting, he grabs the minigun once again; leaving you to wonder just how much a gun of that size actually weighs. With the shout still going strong, he leaps up on the counter, his torn robe trailing behind him dramatically, as he levels the Minigun at you. For a brief moment you feel he is going to pull the trigger on you, but instead he stops shouting and returns to his customary smile.
>"I hope that suffices," he says, as he leaps off the counter. "I considered firing a few rounds, but it would be dreadfully unfair to allow myself to damage my shop and forbid you from doing do."
>Your companions are all speechless. Whether it be from awe or simply mute from the stupidity it hard to say.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 21, 2009, 10:06:20 AM
>"Indeed, a tough act to follow, you exude a manly recklessness and strength, but also fairness and respect; however..."
>Activate Love Sign: A Man's Love
Kneel before Kaguya, say,"Kaguya-sama, please enter the same grave as this one." (old-style Japanese way of propsing)
Take Remillia's hand and gently ask,"Ojou-sama, would you bestow on this one the chance to kiss your hand?"
Lift Rumia up by the arms, and swing her in a circle, grinning broadly (she will likely adopt 'the saint was crucified pose').
Twirl Mystia by the hand, and dip her before going for a gentle kiss (if she rebuffs the kiss on the lips the forehead will do).

"A real man is not afraid to admit his dependency on the women he loves."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 21, 2009, 10:06:49 AM
> This vending machine no longer accepts my coins :'(
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 10:37:22 AM
>"Indeed, a tough act to follow, you exude a manly recklessness and strength, but also fairness and respect; however..."
>Activate Love Sign: A Man's Love
Kneel before Kaguya, say,"Kaguya-sama, please enter the same grave as this one." (old-style Japanese way of propsing)
Take Remillia's hand and gently ask,"Ojou-sama, would you bestow on this one the chance to kiss your hand?"
Lift Rumia up by the arms, and swing her in a circle, grinning broadly (she will likely adopt 'the saint was crucified pose').
Twirl Mystia by the hand, and dip her before going for a gentle kiss (if she rebuffs the kiss on the lips the forehead will do).

"A real man is not afraid to admit his dependency on the women he loves."

>Kaguya chuckles, and simply waggles a finger in response. Mystia gives you a discontented look.
>Remilia was already furious at the world, and perhaps self-mortified, before your request. As such, her usual stream of invective is supplanted with some sputtering then, "Dammit!"
>Rumia does indeed display that humanity discovered the decimal system, whilst crying out a bit of happy-sounding distortion that you are pretty sure is meant to be "Wheeee!"
>Mystia cries out in surprise, and thinking better you kiss her on the forehead. She doesn't seem to be able to make much of this; given prior history likely she expected worse.
>Rinnosuke chuckles. "This is true. Such is the mystery of the true man. I think my pride has been sufficiently satisfied to yield defeat. Please make good use of that Hobo Penny. I am not so sensitive as Flandre in such things, but I feel she is right." Remilia cackles, seeming to be darkly amused now.

> This vending machine no longer accepts my coins :'(

>Dude, don't be mean to Rinnosuke like that.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 21, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
> Mind the Grue

This, and what has transpired so far, amuses me.

Carry on.

> YOU WILL TAKE THIS POTATO CHIP...AND YOU WILL EAT IT.

> Compliment Remilia and her new outfit. Assure her that no kappa can even hope to look anywhere near as stunningly baroque in a utility dress. Tell her that she honours commoners and mud-dwellers everywhere as well as the dress itself by wearing it. Also tell her to let you know if she suddenly feels any urges to feed on cucumbers or electricity.

> Take the potato chip bag if the others are done with it, cut holes in it, wear as a mask. Tell Kaguya that this is your mask. Strike the Ultraman or any other super-sentai pose of your choice while you're at it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 12:34:40 PM
> Mind the Grue
> YOU WILL TAKE THIS POTATO CHIP...AND YOU WILL EAT IT.

> Compliment Remilia and her new outfit. Assure her that no kappa can even hope to look anywhere near as stunningly baroque in a utility dress. Tell her that she honours commoners and mud-dwellers everywhere as well as the dress itself by wearing it. Also tell her to let you know if she suddenly feels any urges to feed on cucumbers or electricity.

> Take the potato chip bag if the others are done with it, cut holes in it, wear as a mask. Tell Kaguya that this is your mask. Strike the Ultraman or any other super-sentai pose of your choice while you're at it.

>It is delicious chips. You must eat it. And you do! Mmm, kettle chips~

>Remilia grimaces in response to your blandishments. "I'm still thinking about shanking you when you go to sleep. Don't think you can sweet-talk your way out of it, either!"

>You claim the empty chip bag, introduce some holes into its surface, and put it over your head. The grease helps it slip right on! You make your declaration of Maskedness to Kaguya, whilst going through the YCMA dance. Kaguya, in response doubles over in laughter. When she is finally able to regain her composure a minute later, she applauds politely, still snickering. "Maybe I'm calling the wrong one fagballs," says Remilia.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 21, 2009, 12:37:24 PM
> Equip underwear outside pants before making another pose. No superhero is complete without the outer-underwear.

Cut :(
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ES-Anthy on July 21, 2009, 02:25:46 PM
>check what skills our new bag mask gives us, along with the outside underwear
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 21, 2009, 03:05:24 PM
> Regardless of the effects, keep the new mask equipped. Because we can.

> If anyone commented on the panties, tell them they're just jealous. Only a true man who is completely secure with his manliness can pull such a manly feat.

> Say bye to Kourin. Head back to the SDM.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 21, 2009, 03:29:05 PM
> Equip underwear outside pants before making another pose. No superhero is complete without the outer-underwear.

>You make a mental note of this for the next time you go into poses.

>check what skills our new bag mask gives us, along with the outside underwear

>This gives you the intrisnic effect: Mysteryous.

> Regardless of the effects, keep the new mask equipped. Because we can.

> If anyone commented on the panties, tell them they're just jealous. Only a true man who is completely secure with his manliness can pull such a manly feat.

> Say bye to Kourin. Head back to the SDM.

>You make your way back to th Scarlet Devil Manor, yourself and Remilia disguised. "Oy!" says China, as you approach the gates, "No solicitors!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 21, 2009, 03:40:05 PM
>Ask Meiling if she's ever considered accepting Jesus Christ as her lord and saviour.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Maid Xan~ on July 21, 2009, 04:08:59 PM
>I think the previous poster means Shinki.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 21, 2009, 05:03:58 PM
 (http://images.worldgallery.co.uk/i/prints/rw/lg/7/2/Mini-Posters-WWE---Rey-Mysterio-728269.jpg)
> Do his signature move with our Mysteryous intrinsic when the opportunity arises.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 21, 2009, 06:52:51 PM
>CHESTOOOOOOO
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 12:22:33 AM
>Ask Meiling if she's ever considered accepting Jesus Christ as her lord and saviour.

>"He don't live here, and neither do you!" Says Hong Meiling. "Get out of here, you...stalker!"

>I think the previous poster means Shinki.

>"She don't live here neither!"

> Do his signature move with our Mysteryous intrinsic when the opportunity arises.

>Dude, I'm a text parser. But I best that's Rey Mysterio. If you can find some ropes...

>CHESTOOOOOOO

>Wha-what are you doing?! Stop that!
>China seems to be sliding into a martial arts stance.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Cadmas on July 22, 2009, 12:26:59 AM
>Ap Corv
>Observe China's Movement patterns.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 12:32:50 AM
>Ap Corv
>Observe China's Movement patterns.

>Dude you are not a Harvest Cleric. Stop taking your pills with whiskey.
>She has taken a low, wide stance, keeping one hand close to her face and another lower, near her stomach and to the side a bit. It's difficult to predict what she is plotting to do from that stance.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ES-Anthy on July 22, 2009, 12:37:15 AM
>back off and try to make peace, for we don't want to get the crap beat out of us by the gate guard
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 12:41:51 AM
>back off and try to make peace, for we don't want to get the crap beat out of us by the gate guard

>You back off. China nods. "Just keep on walking."
>"Hey, you realize Misuzu is dumb as a box of Cirnos, right?" Remilia says. "You could probably do this the smart way."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 22, 2009, 01:05:52 AM
>Do it the smart way.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 01:15:26 AM
>Do it the smart way.

>You do it the smart way.
>Hong Meiling's rage gives way to obvious and abject humiliation. "I...uh...sorry. It's really hard to pick you out with that on. I mean...you know...
>"How about we just go by, Misuzu?" Remilia says. "And we'll just forget you were too distracted thinking about that corpse collector to do your damn job."
>"...yeah okay," mutters China, now blushing bright red. "Uh, don't wear that indoors. Yugi or Parsee or someone might jump to bad conclusions."
>"You've got crumbs in your hair," Mystia notes, trying to speak quietly so as not to advertise the fact.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 01:18:17 AM
>quietly accuse Mystia of being tsundere
>brush out hair with hands to avoid moxie penalty
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 22, 2009, 01:18:50 AM
> Tell Mystia that the crumbs in your hair are in fact emergency food stores. Tell her that it will be especially important if you bump into Yuyuko.

> "A box full of Cirnos?! She must be a GENIUS!" Ask Meirin for an autograph. Ask her to sign the star in your cap. (I'm surprised she hasn't noticed it)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 01:24:25 AM
>quietly accuse Mystia of being tsundere
>brush out hair with hands to avoid moxie penalty

>Mystia frowns. "I didn't hear any thunder."

> Tell Mystia that the crumbs in your hair are in fact emergency food stores. Tell her that it will be especially important if you bump into Yuyuko.

> "A box full of Cirnos?! She must be a GENIUS!" Ask Meirin for an autograph. Ask her to sign the star in your cap. (I'm surprised she hasn't noticed it)

>To be fair, you had it covered up. And then she was too busy being mortified to look you in the eye. Or the hat. But when you draw her attention to it, she says, "Hey! You got my star! Heh. I traded it at Kourindou a few days ago for a new wheel for Orin's cart."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 09:54:40 AM
>"Dare I ask why?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 10:03:33 AM
>"Dare I ask why?"

>She shrugs. "Nothing crazy. The old one was getting worn out, so I figured I'd do something nice."
>"Bribery, Misuzu?" says Remilia, "You really are shameless."
>"Hey, shut up..." says China, looking toward the ground and blushing a little again. "You guys are going in, right?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 10:51:20 AM
Maybe once you stop being entertaining.

>"How is she in bed?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 11:00:32 AM
>"How is she in bed?"

>"I dunno yet..." mutters China.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 11:09:43 AM
>smile knowingly
>accept the invitation to head in
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 11:18:40 AM
>smile knowingly
>accept the invitation to head in

>You head inside.
>You are standing in the front chamber of Scarlet Devil Manor. To the west, you can see the hall leading to the maids' wing; while to the east you see the hall leading to the kitchens. Ahead are the double doors leading into what you think is the library, twin spiraling staircases lead to a landing that opens for a couple of rooms you have yet to identify and to the tower.
>You see Yugi walking toward the kitchen wing. For once, she is without a book, and her hair is a frightful mess going in every which direction. She looks over, sees you, and gives you a toothy and lop-side grin accompanied with a thumbs up before disappearing down the hall.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 03:20:45 PM
>"Another satisfied customer!"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 04:41:48 PM
>"Another satisfied customer!"

>Remilia looks toward where Yugi was. Then she looks at you. Then at everyone else. "Oh fuck, they did it in my bed, didn't they? Now I'm gonna have to have Sakuya break time to clean it if I ever get my stuff back..."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 04:58:25 PM
>dopefish
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 05:04:51 PM
>dopefish

>Unfortunately, or really more like fortunately in the long run, you do not have the buck teeth for it.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 22, 2009, 06:51:32 PM
>Litigano Motscoud
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 06:55:13 PM
>Litigano Motscoud

>You now have access to Momorin's Lair

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 22, 2009, 08:33:39 PM
>Ball of Ballos

>Offer to make Remilia another Taco to make up for the ruination of her bedsheets.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 22, 2009, 08:35:07 PM
>Wink slyly at Remilia and mention that if the bed's already ruined, we may as well ruin it some more.

...I can't believe I of all people just said that.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 22, 2009, 08:41:31 PM
>Ball of Ballos

>Offer to make Remilia another Taco to make up for the ruination of her bedsheets.

>You do not have proper clearance level to know if that exists in this game.

>Wink slyly at Remilia and mention that if the bed's already ruined, we may as well ruin it some more.

>Remilia snorts. "No wonder Mystia hid up a tree to get away from you."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 23, 2009, 05:22:05 PM
> Crouch, count down from 13, then scream 'FREEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOM!' and charge into the library.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 05:32:33 PM
> Crouch, count down from 13, then scream 'FREEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOM!' and charge into the library.

>You crouch and begin to count. The others look at you curiously. Mystia takes a couple steps back; as does Kaguya. Their adaptions to your methodology serve them well as you shout and barge into the library. That was pretty rude, to be honest. I mean, there's probably maids trying to sleep. Maybe Parsee, too.
>You enter the library! It is much as one would expect of an old and well-stocked library; shelves upon shelves of books everywhere; and a balcony running around the room to allow the walls near where the second floor would be to hold more shelves. The floor is crowded with bookcases, but they are organized in neat rows with periodic gaps to allow ease of movement between them. More interestingly, there are a few books that seem to be flying about of their own will, unshelving and reshelving themselves in different locations. The center of the library bears a number of tables of chairs, the vast majority of them empty. Patchouli was sitting at once of them, but the force of your entrance has caused her to tumble over in surprise, and she is presently picking herself up from the floor. Obvious exits are north.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 23, 2009, 05:37:17 PM
> Library shelf dominoes. Make it happen.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 05:40:24 PM
> Library shelf dominoes. Make it happen.

>You consider the shelves. It seems that they have been secured to the floor; perhaps other people had ideas similar to this? I mean, would you put it past Marisa to do this as an escape plan? She ruins everything.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 23, 2009, 05:42:49 PM
> Search for the L-space warp to get us into Discworld. Or any other world for that matter.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 05:49:07 PM
>ask if Yukari actually means Octarine
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 06:20:15 PM
> Search for the L-space warp to get us into Discworld. Or any other world for that matter.

>Are you an elder librarian? No you are not. You would not know L-space if it sold you snake oil.

>ask if Yukari actually means Octarine

>Patchouli, having collected herself from the floor, gives you a look. "I wouldn't be allowed to tell you if was. And...don't I know you?" Then she notices Flandre, and falls quiet for a moment. "Ah, Flandre, I see you are out and about today," she says slowly, clearly picking her words carefully. Flandre nods in response.
>Remilia is presently wearing an uncharacteristic smirk, keeping toward the back of the group.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 23, 2009, 06:25:25 PM
> Bust a can of WHOOP-ASS!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 23, 2009, 06:28:25 PM
>Ask Patchy if she'll help you study the Kama Sutra.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 06:37:12 PM
> Bust a can of WHOOP-ASS!

>You have no cans nor can openers. But perhaps you would be pleased with busting a rhyme? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKL_EpnSp8)

>Ask Patchy if she'll help you study the Kama Sutra.

>"Somehow," Patchouli answers, "I don't think you're quite far enough along in your studies to properly appreciate the meanings and enlightenment of that that particular tome."
>"Now now," says Remilia, taking on an irritating sort of falsetto tone, still smirking "You don't mean to Miss Knowledge."
>"Oh," says Patchouli, noticing Remilia for the first time, "You're a bit ahead of schedule. Shall I take you to the device?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 23, 2009, 06:40:31 PM
> Bust'a cap in dat nigga's ass.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 23, 2009, 06:43:26 PM
>MOEROOOOOOOO
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 06:48:05 PM
> Bust'a cap in dat nigga's ass.

>You shouldn't bust Yukari's Cap. You promised it to Flandre, and it would probably be a bad idea to break a promise to Flandre.

>MOEROOOOOOOO

>We are fresh out. Perhaps you would be okay with a substitute? (http://www.visitingdc.com/images/james-monroe-picture.jpg)

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 23, 2009, 07:31:11 PM
> "Ah, Yes, that's right, Miss Knowledge, Remitori 'Fluffles' Kawareto is here to see you. Something about an early cucumber break." Gesture at Remilia "Now take us to your lead-...I mean, device."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 08:45:20 PM
> "Ah, Yes, that's right, Miss Knowledge, Remitori 'Fluffles' Kawareto is here to see you. Something about an early cucumber break." Gesture at Remilia "Now take us to your lead-...I mean, device."

>Patchouli blinks, then stares at Remilia for a moment. "...Remilia?"
>Remilia cackles. "About time you noticed! You're still the best read idiot I ever met, Patchy. So what the hell is this device?"
>"But what are you-? How did you-?" Patchouli shakes her head trying to gather up her thoughts.
>"You'll figure it all out," Remilia says, "Now show us that machine already!"
>Patchouli doesn't argue. Instead she stands up with a weary sigh, and walks over to the far side of the library. She fiddles with a switch, which leads one of the bookshelves to open. She starts to gesture for you to enter, but stops as the door behind you opens.
>Looking back, you see Yugi walking into the library, holding bowl of ice cream. "Hey, I heard shouting and the door crash open" she says, "Everything alright in here?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 23, 2009, 09:17:49 PM
> Tits, tits
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 09:34:56 PM
>scaryface rock to the rescue
>"It's cool, just being a little rambunctious. Did you want another taco?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 10:11:25 PM
> Tits, tits

>You're goddamned right.

>scaryface rock to the rescue
>"It's cool, just being a little rambunctious. Did you want another taco?"

>"Maybe later." Yugi says, "This'll do me for now." She gestures toward the ice cream with her spoon. "Hey Patchy, you find that thing yet?"
>Patchouli gives a sigh that bespeaks of long suffering and lost patience. "No, Yugi, it is still immune to all known forms of scrying, divination, and detection. I am sorry that I cannot break the laws of magic for you, but that's just how it is."
>"Bah, you're the one of the tops, you'll break that puzzle!" says Yugi with an encouraging smile. "Maybe send these guys out after it once you do. They're plenty rough enough for it."
>Quest: ThingQuest! unlocked.

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 10:15:15 PM
>"Ah, technology!"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 23, 2009, 10:21:48 PM
> Borrow some books
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 10:24:18 PM
>prepare for violence if she takes that by the Marisa definition
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 23, 2009, 10:29:33 PM
>Break that puzzle
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 10:37:23 PM
>"Ah, technology!"

>"Yeah, tell me about it," says Yugi as walks over join the conservation. "Wasn't like that underground, I'll tell you. Well, I hear they tried something with making suns and shit, but I dunno about that."

> Borrow some books

>You have a look at the nearby books. While you could theoretically grab something, finding something you can actually read will be another issue altogether. Yugi takes the time to free up the book she was carrying her under her arm, and put it back on a shelf.
>"Don't just put those wherever!" Patchouli says.
>"I didn't, cripes. I got it from here last time. Gimme a little credit."
>"I am," Patchouli says, "I'm not yelling at you for having food in here."

>prepare for violence if she takes that by the Marisa definition

>So far, no violence. But who knows what the future holds?

>Break that puzzle

>If only you knew what it was you were trying to break...

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 23, 2009, 10:39:46 PM
>"What puzzle was Yuugi talking about earlier?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 10:40:37 PM
>EX-ZUN is Suika. EX-Suika is ZUN. Ponder this.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 10:46:15 PM
>"What puzzle was Yuugi talking about earlier?"

>"She's asking me to do the impossible," Patchouli says. "I should be used to it by now."
>"There's this thingum that Parsee wants real back," say Yugi through a mouthful of ice cream, "It's the key to everything. Or at least that's what she tells me. I don't know all the details, she wanted me to keep out of the hunting."
>Patchouli nods. "The Coin of Hodgman, to be precise. It's an item of some infamy in certain...circles. Unfortunately, it's impossible to locate or summon by magic, it's intrinsic nature resists such supernatural controls."

>EX-ZUN is Suika. EX-Suika is ZUN. Ponder this.

>Hey, stop reading the walkthrough, fucker!

> Delete this post

>Okay.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 23, 2009, 10:51:38 PM
"She's asking me to do the impossible,"
>ROW ROW FIGHT TH(ry
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 23, 2009, 10:52:58 PM
>Show her the hobo penny in hopes it has something to do with the puzzle.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 10:58:35 PM
>"Also, if the puzzle is an ancient transdimensional being, and Parsee plans to invite it, and I'm answering in kind, and we end up menaced by a godlike Suika-ZUN destroyer-of-worlds ala Ghostbusters, I totally apologize in advance."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 11:08:34 PM
"She's asking me to do the impossible,"
>ROW ROW FIGHT TH(ry

>"That's what I'm talkin' about!" says Yugi, while Patchouli simply groans.

>Show her the hobo penny in hopes it has something to do with the puzzle.

>You produce the Hobo Penny and show it to Patchouli. She looks at it with irritation for a moment. Then her eyes widen and with speed you wouldn't have expected from her, she snatches it from you had and gapes at it. "No way..." she says, "No...how did you...what did you...where did you...ARGH!" She slams her palm into her forehead forcefully enough to produce a meaty smack. "Son of a goddamned bitch! Do you know how much hell I've gone through trying to find this fucking thing! Do you!? Go on! Ask me how much sleep I've had in the past three weeks! Go on! Ask! You know how much? Seventeen and a half goddamned hours! I've been killing myself trying to find this motherfucking thing, and you fuckholes just waltz in here waving around this goddamned artifact like it was nothing! ARGH! Do you have any idea how much I've suffered trying to find this thing! FUCK! GRAH! I nearly had my soul eaten three goddamned motherfucking times summoning demons to ask about this thing!"
>"See, I told you you could do it," Yugi says, giving Patchouli a thumbs up, "Even got it right here for us!"
>Patchouli quivers for a moment, then suddenly whirls around and starts slamming her head into bookcase. "FUCK!" Slam! "PISS!" Slam! "SHITCOCK!" Slam! "YOU SONS OF BITCHES!" Slam! "I HATE YOU ALL!" Slam! Then she collapses, apparently having put enough force into the last few blows to knock herself out.
>"Man," Remilia says, as Kaguya moves to check on Patchouli.

>"Also, if the puzzle is an ancient transdimensional being, and Parsee plans to invite it, and I'm answering in kind, and we end up menaced by a godlike Suika-ZUN destroyer-of-worlds ala Ghostbusters, I totally apologize in advance."

>You're not sure if your apology is accepted, given the circumstances.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 11:14:38 PM
>examine Patchouli

>particularly if her clothes are pressed close enough to confirm bust size due to the constant canon ambiguity and fanon inconsistency
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 11:20:38 PM
>examine Patchouli

>particularly if her clothes are pressed close enough to confirm bust size due to the constant canon ambiguity and fanon inconsistency

>Man, she is going to have a nasty goddamned bruise on her head, and a headache the size of Marisa's biceps.
>You also surreptitiously confirm Patchy's actual chest size under the guise of concern.
>You hear the sound of squeaky wheels, and look up in time to see Koakuma racing over on a book cart. "Not again..." says Koakuma.
>Yugi walks over, and collects the fallen Hobo Penny. "Sweet"
>Quest Status: ThingQuest! Completed

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 23, 2009, 11:26:19 PM
DAMMIT! Why the hell did we let Yugi get the penny?

THAT WAS OUR FUCKING GET THE MANSION BACK BARGAINING CHIP!

Ok...any ideas people?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 11:35:18 PM
Actually, now that Patchouli isn't going to get worked to death, I'm a bit less concerned about the mansion part.

>"Hey, could we come along to deliver that?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 23, 2009, 11:37:48 PM
Actually, now that Patchouli isn't going to get worked to death, I'm a bit less concerned about the mansion part.

>"Hey, could we come along to deliver that?"

B-B-But Remilia is awesome.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 23, 2009, 11:38:15 PM
Actually, now that Patchouli isn't going to get worked to death, I'm a bit less concerned about the mansion part.
There's still Sakuya, dude.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 11:42:36 PM
>"Hey, could we come along to deliver that?"

>"Hey, sure," says Yugi.
>Remilia takes a step back, "Gonna make sure Missus Knowledge is okay," she says in her irritating falsetto.
>"Yeah, cool," says Yugi as she leaves. She smiles "Man, this is going to make Parsee's day so damn much. You guys are the best new hires ever."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 23, 2009, 11:48:41 PM
Actually, now that Patchouli isn't going to get worked to death, I'm a bit less concerned about the mansion part.
There's still Sakuya, dude.

Yeah, but there are other loopholes for that. Like quitting.

>Salute Remilia, ask her to check out "the device" while she has the chance, and follow Yuugi

>ask if they've got any drills to spare
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 23, 2009, 11:59:55 PM
>Salute Remilia, ask her to check out "the device" while she has the chance, and follow Yuugi

>ask if they've got any drills to spare

>You salute and leave her some instructions, Remilia nods, then knees down by Patchouli.
>"Drills?" Yugi asks as you make your way upstairs. "Uh...maybe Meiling's got one. Normally when we need stuff like that done, we just call on the kappa."
>You make your way back up to the master bedroom. Yugi knocks, then enters. Inside, you see Parsee sprawled out on the bed, looking quite content with the world. "Mmmm, welcome back," she says languidly.
>"Look, what the new guys found" says Yugi, holding up the Hobo Penny.
>In the blink of an eye, Parsee leaps from the bed, crosses the room to examine item, and shrieks with delight. "I can't believe you actually found it!" she says quickly, practically running the words together as she dashes over to you "I'm going to triple your pay! This is the best day ever!" Then before you can really do anything, she throws her arms around you and kisses you on the cheek. Then before you can do anything in reaction to this, she's already moved on to Mystia and is administering similiar treatment.
>Yugi just chuckles at the display, running the coin between her fingers.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 24, 2009, 12:01:30 AM
... I don't like the look of this.
>Check Scarehobo supply, or ask about the mansion's.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 24, 2009, 12:05:17 AM
>If reply is not confirmatory, "What'd you want it for, anyway?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 24, 2009, 12:06:34 AM
(I'm very happy to see we are not the only ones who molest Mystia)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 12:18:43 AM
> Remind Parsee who that penny rightfully belongs to. Tell her that you dread to part with it, especially as you have gone through much to acquire it. Tell her that if she wants it fair and square, she'll have to offer something of value as compensation. Indirectly suggest...the ownership of the mansion.

(Yes, I wish to make us Master of the SDM)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 24, 2009, 12:19:43 AM
> Remind Parsee who that penny rightfully belongs to. Tell her that you dread to part with it, especially as you have gone through much to acquire it. Tell her that if she wants it fair and square, she'll have to offer something of value as compensation. Say...ownership of the mansion.

(Yes, I wish to make us Master of the SDM)

(THANK YOU!)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 12:28:23 AM
How to RP the negotiations:

> "You, oh mistress of jealousy, must understand it more than anyone, that pain, that soul-tearing agony, of seeing others enjoy that which you yourself have never tasted. I feel that now, more than ever. For I have long walked on this endless journey with naught but the clothes on my back, without roots I could call 'home'. Now you have something I want, a 'home', a place of refuge I could return to and a place where I could house my 'family' of sorts *nod at your party*. I have something you want, the object which you've run people I care for ragged just to find. Now I have it, here, within arm's reach. This, I believe, is a fair trade, a trade of understanding, one's greatest desire for another. Let us sate each other's jealousy, here and now. My penny artifact for your mansion. Off course, I will allow you continued use of the facilities, only that you hand me all rights to call this place mine and mine own. In turn, I will allow you PEACEFUL ownership of that penny."

> Emphasize 'PEACEFUL'
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 12:32:02 AM
>Check Scarehobo supply, or ask about the mansion's.

>Yugi raises an eyebrow. "Who the what now?"

>If reply is not confirmatory, "What'd you want it for, anyway?"

>"Just some insurance," Parsee practically sings, after finishing her circuit with Rumia.

> Remind Parsee who that penny rightfully belongs to. Tell her that you dread to part with it, especially as you have gone through much to acquire it. Tell her that if she wants it fair and square, she'll have to offer something of value as compensation. Indirectly suggest...the ownership of the mansion.
> "You, oh mistress of jealousy, must understand it more than anyone, that pain, that soul-tearing agony, of seeing others enjoy that which you yourself have never tasted. I feel that now, more than ever. For I have long walked on this endless journey with naught but the clothes on my back, without roots I could call 'home'. Now you have something I want, a 'home', a place of refuge I could return to and a place where I could house my 'family' of sorts *nod at your party*. I have something you want, the object which you've run people I care for ragged just to find. Now I have it, here, within arm's reach. This, I believe, is a fair trade, a trade of understanding, one's greatest desire for another. Let us sate each other's jealousy, here and now. My penny artifact for your mansion. Off course, I will allow you continued use of the facilities, only that you hand me all rights to call this place mine and mine own. In turn, I will allow you PEACEFUL ownership of that penny."

>Parsee's eyes widen, and her jaw drops a little. "You want what!?"
>"Chill, Parse," says Yugi. Then she looks at you. "Hey, look. You're maids, right? And you're supposed to be obey your master, right? And your master pretty much said, 'find this thing and bring it back to me', right? I mean, I pretty much said it in the library. So, you're kinda obligated to hand it over. And I kinda don't wanna have to punch a whole bunch of time til you barf and it falls out, yeah? Especially since I already got it. But you want, like, a reward reward for this?"
>"I suppose I could do something," Parsee says, regaining her composure. "But I won't be handing my mansion just like that. I'll think of something suitable. Don't worry if you think I'm going to shortchange you, though. A Mizuhashi repays her friends very well. Perhaps a comfortable place in the village?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 24, 2009, 12:34:29 AM
>"Is there any reason you need this particular mansion? If you have enough to get us a comfortable place in the village well...couldn't you find the funds to build a bigger, BETTER mansion than this one? You could probably get it done pretty quickly as well, no?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 12:37:01 AM
> Assess combined firepower/offensive/defensive capabilities of our party. Assume Remilia and Patchouli would help, and possibly Sakuya too. Will it be enough to overpower Yuugi and Parsee? Consider that we are not fighting to take back the mansion, we are fighting to defend our right of ownership. It is only fair.

(and hopefully after a show of force they'll concede)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 12:46:53 AM


>"Is there any reason you need this particular mansion? If you have enough to get us a comfortable place in the village well...couldn't you find the funds to build a bigger, BETTER mansion than this one? You could probably get it done pretty quickly as well, no?"

>"I won it fair and square," Parsee says. "So it has a lot of sentimental value, it's how Yugi and I really set ourselves up here. And the staff is so nice. And really, there's not enough money to make a better place. But here's what I don't get. Why do you care about it so much all of a sudden?"

> Assess combined firepower/offensive/defensive capabilities of our party. Assume Remilia and Patchouli would help, and possibly Sakuya too. Will it be enough to overpower Yuugi and Parsee? Consider that we are not fighting to take back the mansion, we are fighting to defend our right of ownership. It is only fair.

>You are pretty sure, with the group you got, that you could probably take out Parsee. She's a jealous bridge princess for a reason, after all. But Yugi...well, who knows? There's supposedly a reason why oni are so feared. And it's not like she's dropped her ice cream. Then again, you also don't really know what Kaguya can do. ...What has she done, anyways?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 24, 2009, 12:49:43 AM
>Or play it smart and ask for allowing Remilia to stay at the mansion and keep the head maid from falling apart as the major favor.

EDIT: >Obviously there's enough rooms to get a good one yourself as well.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 12:56:16 AM
> "Why you ask? It started me on this journey...this journey that has lead me here through many, many hardships. I risked my life to acquire it...and then the question arrived to me 'is my life worth a penny?' No, the answer is, it is worth the experience in acquiring it. Every step, every hardship, has won me a wealth of experience, friends, my comrades *gesture at your party*. This penny is....my inspiration, my 'roots', it is a symbol of the current meaning of my existence - to walk this barren path and prove that my life is worth more than a penny. If you are going to take away my 'roots', I think....I need favourable compensation. This mansion 'made' you, you say? Well, that penny 'made' me. Simple as that."

> "I'm afraid...we have failed to reach a mutual understanding. You see, I come to you not as an employee, but as a fellow citizen of Gensokyo. I found that penny early on in my journey, before I came into your service, before any order to find it was ever issued to me. It is my personal belonging and therefore, you are honour-bound to honour my rights to ownership. No employment arrangements ever mentioned that I must willingly give up my personal effects should the master wish it. This is my offer. I will not take anything less than full ownership of this mansion. In return, you will have full peaceful ownership of that penny. That is my final offer, take it or leave it. If you disagree to the deal, I will take back my penny and walk away. I'm sure your honourable self is above anything....that might put your pride and dignity into question."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 01:07:39 AM
>Or play it smart and ask for allowing Remilia to stay at the mansion and keep the head maid from falling apart as the major favor.

EDIT: >Obviously there's enough rooms to get a good one yourself as well.

>"She put you up to this!?" Yugi exclaims. "Goddamnit, now I have to beat you stupid."
>"Don't worry, Yugi," says Parsee, holding out a hand. "We have insurance. I'll consider that deal."

> "Why you ask? It started me on this journey...this journey that has lead me here through many, many hardships. I risked my life to acquire it...and then the question arrived to me 'is my life worth a penny?' No, the answer is, it is worth the experience in acquiring it. Every step, every hardship, has won me a wealth of experience, friends, my comrades *gesture at your party*. This penny is....my inspiration, my 'roots', it is a symbol of the current meaning of my existence - to walk this barren path and prove that my life is worth more than a penny. If you are going to take away my 'roots', I think....I need favourable compensation. This mansion 'made' you, you say? Well, that penny 'made' me. Simple as that."

> "I'm afraid...we have failed to reach a mutual understanding. You see, I come to you not as an employee, but as a fellow citizen of Gensokyo. I found that penny early on in my journey, before I came into your service, before any order to find it was ever issued to me. It is my personal belonging and therefore, you are honour-bound to honour my rights to ownership. No employment arrangements ever mentioned that I must willingly give up my personal effects should the master wish it. This is my offer. I will not take anything less than full ownership of this mansion. In return, you will have full peaceful ownership of that penny. That is my final offer, take it or leave it. If you disagree to the deal, I will take back my penny and walk away. I'm sure your honourable self is above anything....that might put your pride and dignity into question."

>"A coin's not nearly so special as a big ole manor," says Yugi. "I mean, I can see what you're saying with the symbolism and jazz? But you're kinda leaving out stuff like being able to live in it. So, yeah..."
>"Actually, I kinda can," Parsee says. "It's part of the agreement Remilia set up, we just carried it on. Why do you think Hong Meiling's never got to keep anything nice until we took over? I mean, Sakuya informed you of all this when you hired on. I'm okay giving you a bit extra, I guess. But there is a limit of reasonableness. The room agreement will work."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 01:13:40 AM
...great....now what? If only we didn't reveal that penny while Yuugi was there...

Dare we quit there and then and take our penny back and then resume negotiations? Shall we rouse the party to fight for our rights? Shall we challenge her to a gamble with the mansion and penny at stake? Or shall we just take her up on that offer? Personally, I don't want to settle for anything less than the SDM. Discuss.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 24, 2009, 01:15:33 AM
>Insert GameShark, GameGenie or whatever's compatible.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 01:16:49 AM
> "Being able to live in it, you say? Well, I did mention that I will guarantee you continued use of the facilities in the mansion. That includes living here. I just wish to have the rights of ownership. Nothing much will change. You can still consider yourself a permanent resident here. Heck, you can keep the master bedroom. It's a trade of symbolism, if anything."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 24, 2009, 01:26:54 AM
I like the way you think Grue.

But yeah, I get the feeling if we quit they'll be like "Ok, you forfeit the penny"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 01:36:05 AM
>Insert GameShark, GameGenie or whatever's compatible.

>Guide Me Along This Barren Path is coded in UberDOS. It is above your skills.

> "Being able to live in it, you say? Well, I did mention that I will guarantee you continued use of the facilities in the mansion. That includes living here. I just wish to have the rights of ownership. Nothing much will change. You can still consider yourself a permanent resident here. Heck, you can keep the master bedroom. It's a trade of symbolism, if anything."

>"That doesn't sound...so bad," says Yugi. "I mean, kinda sucks to lose the deed. But it makes these guys happy and it's a fair deal, I guess."
>"I don't like it," says Parsee. "You're plotting something on Remilia's behalf."
>You hear Mystia whisper something to Kaguya, but you can't quite make it out.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 01:49:10 AM
> "No plots, I assure you. I am a man of my word. Heck, I will have it down in writing, ink on paper, or in stone if you prefer something more durable. I would be more than happy to share. The more the merrier, in my opinion. Why do you think I have this sizeable party? Besides, as far as Remilia's concerned, she'd kill me if I attempt anything as dishonourable as go back on my word, on her behalf or no. She's a lady of pride and honour after all. She didn't attempt anything to retake the mansion by force for that very reason. If you doubt my word, you have no reason to doubt Remilia's. If anything, she gives this agreement more weight. As for the deed, I intend on holding onto it myself, just to make sure nobody...well...puts it on the gambling table again. I have no other intentions other than to continue down my barren path. I am but a journeyman of this barren path, after all. Heck, I will assist you in whatever quest you have, provided the means and end are not ill of nature."   
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 01:57:51 AM
> "No plots, I assure you. I am a man of my word. Heck, I will have it down in writing, ink on paper, or in stone if you prefer something more durable. I would be more than happy to share. The more the merrier, in my opinion. Why do you think I have this sizeable party? Besides, as far as Remilia's concerned, she'd kill me if I attempt anything as dishonourable as go back on my word, on her behalf or no. She's a lady of pride and honour after all. She didn't attempt anything to retake the mansion by force for that very reason. If you doubt my word, you have no reason to doubt Remilia's. If anything, she gives this agreement more weight. As for the deed, I intend on holding onto it myself, just to make sure nobody...well...puts it on the gambling table again. I have no other intentions other than to continue down my barren path. I am but a journeyman of this barren path, after all. Heck, I will assist you in whatever quest you have, provided the means and end are not ill of nature."

>Parsee frowns, is seems to be about to say something, when Yugi puts a hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry, we got insurance, remember? Besides, I like these guys. And stop urging the sparrow to stab him in the back."
>"What!" Mystia exclaims. "But I wasn't-"
>Parsee sighs. "...Why'd you have do that, Yugs? Okay fine. I'll agree. But only because Yugi will pout if I don't. And I wanna be able to renegotiate later if I feel like it! Okay?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 24, 2009, 02:02:09 AM
YAY! Go Grue!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 02:14:17 AM
Stab? Wut?

> "Then it's a deal. I'm glad we managed to reach a fair agreement. And I'm always open to fair re-negotiations, as long as you can offer me something I feel is fair. It'll be difficult though as I wish to assure that everyone here can enjoy this mansion together. Oh, and thank you for your trust."

> Acquire the deed and any other proof of ownership. Put the agreement on paper as agreed.

And....we now own the SDM, people.

> And if Remi asks, tell her you'll be the master of the mansion and 'help' her hang onto the deed for her, just in case...she gets itchy for the dice again, no offense. Tell her you're just concerned for her, Sakuya, Patchy and Flandre.

(Considering her honour, she'd probably go along with that.)

YAY! Go Grue!

Well, you gave us the trading chip we needed to make this possible, so high-five!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 24, 2009, 02:16:07 AM
Quote
Well, you gave us the trading chip we needed to make this possible, so high-five!

Someone would have figured it out. I got to it first.

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 03:02:54 AM
> TURN ON PARTY NOTIFICATION (just so we know when people enter/leave the party)

> Assess our new asset, the mansion. What do we have here?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 24, 2009, 07:04:06 AM
> Why yo gots ta be like dat?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 24, 2009, 09:22:46 AM
Grue, you've offically topped my contribution to our journey.
 
Of course, you may have also lost it. Remember Flan's terms of coming along?

Hence, if she asks for that Cap now, we ought to hand it to her and get out of the room (and not because of Flan, oh no).
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 10:15:56 AM
> "Then it's a deal. I'm glad we managed to reach a fair agreement. And I'm always open to fair re-negotiations, as long as you can offer me something I feel is fair. It'll be difficult though as I wish to assure that everyone here can enjoy this mansion together. Oh, and thank you for your trust."

> Acquire the deed and any other proof of ownership. Put the agreement on paper as agreed.

> And if Remi asks, tell her you'll be the master of the mansion and 'help' her hang onto the deed for her, just in case...she gets itchy for the dice again, no offense. Tell her you're just concerned for her, Sakuya, Patchy and Flandre.


>Parsee waves all that off. "Hey, do me a favor?" she asks. "Since you said you'd pitch in, could you go bring over Nitori so we can get things rolling?"
>"Actually, she's already here," says Yugi. "Left her with Patchouli."
>"Oh joy!" Parsee bustles out of the room after fishing the deed to Scarlet Devil Manor from a drawer and handing it to you. "Just write things up, I'll sign later."
>Remilia is not there to inform at the moment, but you consider the excuse.

> TURN ON PARTY NOTIFICATION (just so we know when people enter/leave the party)

> Assess our new asset, the mansion. What do we have here?

>Party Notification is on by default.
>According to the deed, you now own Scarlet Devil Manor, and the lands around it. As well, you have at least two other people who think they are the real owners hanging about and would probably take exception to you doing something stupid with it. You wonder if Gensokyo has a property tax?

> Why yo gots ta be like dat?

>The because of the unavoidable consequences of history.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 24, 2009, 10:36:05 AM
Yay, mansion get!

>Run ahead of Parsee with ninja speed and inform Remilia of the current situation. Unless of course Nitori really is down there with Patchouli, then we either want to hope like hell she doesn't remember us or run the other direction.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 10:46:28 AM
>Run ahead of Parsee with ninja speed and inform Remilia of the current situation. Unless of course Nitori really is down there with Patchouli, then we either want to hope like hell she doesn't remember us or run the other direction.

>You dash dash dash down the stairs, past Parsee and Yugi, and back into the library. There you find Remilia and Koakuma loading Patchouli onto the book cart; there is a distinct lack of an actual Nitori about. You quickly explain the situation to Remilia. "What," is her only reply. After a moment of awkward silence, she adds, "When the hell did my mansion become the town bicycle? And you shut up about dice, I'll gamble my things whenever I damn well feel like it!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 24, 2009, 11:01:56 AM
> Get Remilia out of there. Have Patchouli help you. Either that, or hide her somewhere out of sight. Tell her that if she is somehow found, she must do her best to pass herself off as a kappa. We simply cannot allow those two to suspect foul play, even if there isn't any.

(We'll settle the ownership issues with Remi later. Though we already have the deed, it'd be preferable to keep things sweet with Parsee and Yuugi for the time being.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: M. Burusu on July 24, 2009, 11:25:50 AM
>If by some freak chance we are found out, point out to Parsee and Yuugi that while it was a bit of trickery, it still ended up tipping the scales in their favor and thus is overlookable -- and besides, if the two of them work together versus against one another, they'd achieve their goals faster -- Remilia wanting her mansion to be in her control, and Parsee to have that machine built for whatever purpose she has.
 
(In short: if hiding fails, use Aesopbabble to save our collective arse.)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 24, 2009, 11:32:24 AM
> Get Remilia out of there. Have Patchouli help you. Either that, or hide her somewhere out of sight. Tell her that if she is somehow found, she must do her best to pass herself off as a kappa. We simply cannot allow those two to suspect foul play, even if there isn't any.

>"I'm going to gut you in your sleep, you know that right?" Remilia grumbles, as she goes to hide among the shelves. Patchouli, having knocked herself out previously, is decidedly unhelpful in this endeavor.
>Yugi and Parsee enter a moment later. "Hey, what was that running past us all about?" says Yugi.
>"Is Nitori downstairs?" Parsee asks, looking around as Koakuma starts to wheel the Patchouli-laden book cart away.

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 24, 2009, 01:01:48 PM
> Scheherezade Gambit (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main.ScheherezadeGambit) your way out of this one.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 07:03:19 AM
> "Why I hurried down? You reminded me. I just remembered that I couldn't leave Nitori alone for even a second. She has this...rather unhealthy addiction. And I'm not talking about the cucumbers. This makes the cucumbers look tame in comparison. First time I met her, she chewed on 2000 volts of raw electricity and I found her fried, naked, lying beside the road. True story. You can't make shit like this up. Now I'm afraid it's acting up again. *sigh* Don't worry, she must have run off for the nearest electrical transformer or Iku again. I'll find her in two shakes of Mystia's tail and have her back here soon enough."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 25, 2009, 07:29:27 AM
>Shake Mystia's tail twice
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 09:15:22 AM
> Scheherezade Gambit (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main.ScheherezadeGambit) your way out of this one.

>That is treason, Johnny.


> "Why I hurried down? You reminded me. I just remembered that I couldn't leave Nitori alone for even a second. She has this...rather unhealthy addiction. And I'm not talking about the cucumbers. This makes the cucumbers look tame in comparison. First time I met her, she chewed on 2000 volts of raw electricity and I found her fried, naked, lying beside the road. True story. You can't make shit like this up. Now I'm afraid it's acting up again. *sigh* Don't worry, she must have run off for the nearest electrical transformer or Iku again. I'll find her in two shakes of Mystia's tail and have her back here soon enough."

>Yugi frowns. "Again?"
>"That girl's got issues," says Parsee with a shake of her head. "We'll be here."

>Shake Mystia's tail twice

>With that dress, you can't actually tell if Mystia has a tail or not. How disturbing.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 25, 2009, 09:27:06 AM
>Find out if Mystia has a tail using any means possible.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 09:58:17 AM
>Find out if Mystia has a tail using any means possible.

>Upon reflection, you discover there are probably quite a few ways to figure this out.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 25, 2009, 12:51:53 PM
>IDKFA
>IDDQD
Yeah, they saved a lot of boredom.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 12:54:25 PM
>IDKFA
>IDDQD
Yeah, they saved a lot of boredom.

>This ain't no Doom, mutherfucka! This a text adventure! You ain't got no all weapons cheat, you gotta use them brains and get outta shit!
>Were-Hakutaku Bonus Round Unlocked!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 25, 2009, 02:14:04 PM
>Metool helmet with "GAY" on the side
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 25, 2009, 05:56:57 PM
>Metool helmet with "GAY" on the side

>Aschen Kick E-MouseNazrin
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 25, 2009, 05:59:54 PM
>Ask Mystia if she wants to try out one of the bedrooms of our mansion.
>Also, ask Mystia if she has a tail.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 06:57:01 PM
>Metool helmet with "GAY" on the side

>No Rube Chicks

>Aschen Kick E-MouseNazrin

>He faultless evades. Man, I hate that.

>Ask Mystia if she wants to try out one of the bedrooms of our mansion.
>Also, ask Mystia if she has a tail.

>"N-no thank you!" she stammers. Man, looks like she was getting used to evading your attention.
>The second question gets something of a frown from her. "Why would you think that? Of course I don't."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 07:14:13 PM
> Feed E-mouse to a grue. There's the grue. *points*. Either that or feed him to cheese. yes, feed the mouse to the cheese.

(jeez...they're staying here? That makes it difficult...)

> While taking care not to get found out, whisper aside to Kaguya to go tell Remilia to kindly GTFO (perhaps tone this down for her highness) and do so as discreetly as possible. Have her go off under the guise of looking up a book. Meanwhile, distract Parsee and Yuugi with the contract details and possibly an intelligent discussion about the nature of life, the universe and everything. Involve Flandre. Freak out if anyone mentions '42' and tell them it's actually '43'. Tell them you measured it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 07:40:13 PM
> Feed E-mouse to a grue. There's the grue. *points*. Either that or feed him to cheese. yes, feed the mouse to the cheese.

> While taking care not to get found out, whisper aside to Kaguya to go tell Remilia to kindly GTFO (perhaps tone this down for her highness) and do so as discreetly as possible. Have her go off under the guise of looking up a book. Meanwhile, distract Parsee and Yuugi with the contract details and possibly an intelligent discussion about the nature of life, the universe and everything. Involve Flandre. Freak out if anyone mentions '42' and tell them it's actually '43'. Tell them you measured it.

>You are unable to move the cheese.
>Kaguya nods and goes to find Remilia, under a guise of hunting for a book.
>"Just find Nitori," says Parsee. "And I guess that you should make sure she's still got her clothes and tools and stuff."
>With little else to elaborate upon, you begin a discussion about Life, the Universe, and Everything. "What?" Says Parsee, but Yugi grins excitedly. "Oh shit, I've just been reading up on this! You know there's this guy from the outside who claims the universe was created by a huge explosion? No shit, either! Seriously, they figured it out by using some kinda magic to pick up on this shit called cosmic background radiation, and they figured out what was it was going; then figured out it it was going somewhere it had to have come from somewhere! Then they looked at the furthest away things they could find, and figured out how far away it was with this funny light trick, and figured out how fast light goes, and they got an idea how long ago that big ole explosion happened. Isn't that fucking wild? But it gets weirder, they say that the universe is expanding! Fucking awesome how they pinned it all down."
>Kaguya reappears and hands you a book. You recieve: The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
>"Hey, be careful not to lose or damage that," Parsee says, before Yugi can start up again.
>You have unlocked: The right to wear The Doctor's Hat. (Not the Demon Crown, the other Doctor.)

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 25, 2009, 07:44:51 PM
(Not the Demon Crown, the other Doctor.)
>Ballos
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 25, 2009, 07:52:50 PM
> (4WW) The Cheese Stands Alone (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=9773)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 08:18:44 PM
> Thank Kaguya. Hug her, pat her on the head and tell her what a good girl she is. Tell her, "This is what I've always, always wanted, to find out more about...err....Mr. X...?" Snap her a thumbs up with the good-guy grin.

> Turn to Parsee and Yuugi and shout, 'To infinity...AND BEYOND!', and dash off to find Patchy.

> Go see Patchy. Assess her condition. See if there's any way you can wake her up. Offer/threaten to do it Etna style.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 08:40:38 PM
> Thank Kaguya. Hug her, pat her on the head and tell her what a good girl she is. Tell her, "This is what I've always, always wanted, to find out more about...err....Mr. X...?" Snap her a thumbs up with the good-guy grin.

> Turn to Parsee and Yuugi and shout, 'To infinity...AND BEYOND!', and dash off to find Patchy.

> Go see Patchy. Assess her condition. See if there's any way you can wake her up. Offer/threaten to do it Etna style.

>You shower affection on Kaguya, which she seems to take at face value (or at least does a good job of acting like it) "You should find it most educational," she says with a smile.
>You make your declaration to Parsee and Yugi, getting a grimace from the former and a chuckle from the latter. Racing out of the library, you find you have no idea where Patchouli is at all. Luckily there is a good indicator when you notice a book cart in front of one of the first floor doors.
>Inviting yourself in with a knock, you see Koakuma tending to Patchouli's head with a sponge. "Oh, it's you," she says. Upon hearing your intentions, she shakes her head. "Please don't. She's gone two days without rest. If you need something, maybe I can tell you?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 25, 2009, 08:42:17 PM
>Offer help, becase we're oh so nice.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 08:59:23 PM
> Tell Koakuma that you are her biggest fan. Do the 'flying eagle' or 'graceful crane' stance while you declare this.

> Curse Captain Picard and his earl grey tea.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 09:03:40 PM
>Offer help, becase we're oh so nice.

>"Well, it would help if Eirin had a look at her. But I think she'll be fine, aside from really wanting some aspirin when she wakes up. I've had to learn a lot about medicine dealing with Patchouli, after all."

> Tell Koakuma that you are her biggest fan. Do the 'flying eagle' or 'graceful crane' stance while you declare this.

> Curse Captain Picard and his earl grey tea.

>"I...see?"
>You curse Picard and his shiny shiny head.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 25, 2009, 09:06:40 PM
>Epic Yuyuko Maneuver
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 25, 2009, 09:07:02 PM
>Ask Koakuma if the rumours that she's a succubus are true.
>Tell her she has pretty hair~
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 09:09:09 PM
>Epic Yuyuko Maneuver

>You are not able to unhinge your jaw that far.

>Ask Koakuma if the rumours that she's a succubus are true.
>Tell her she has pretty hair~

>"You shouldn't listen to rumors, it's very rude," she says with a flap of her headwings. "And, thank you, I guess?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 09:23:17 PM
> Ask if you can kidnap take Patchouli with you to Eirin and have her examined. Tell Koakuma (in a low voice) that you wish to get Rumia checked anyway so you might as well take Patchy along.

> Ask her if she's heard from Nitori lately. Ask her if she knows where you could find her.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 09:30:44 PM
> Ask if you can kidnap take Patchouli with you to Eirin and have her examined. Tell Koakuma (in a low voice) that you wish to get Rumia checked anyway so you might as well take Patchy along.

> Ask her if she's heard from Nitori lately. Ask her if she knows where you could find her.

>"If you're going to Eientei, I suppose we could wheel her up there," says Koakuma. "But, if you're looking for Nitori, I would check the river by Youkai Mountain."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 25, 2009, 09:34:15 PM
> Somewhere, over the rainbow~
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 25, 2009, 09:40:11 PM
> Somewhere, over the rainbow~
>There's a hole in the sky~
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 09:40:57 PM
> Agree to carry her up to Eientei on your back. Ask if Koakuma would like to come along to shade her on the way.

> If carrying her isn't possible, wheel her in that book trolley.

> Go out and find Remilia. Ask Kaguya where she left her.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 09:50:51 PM
> Somewhere, over the rainbow~

>Now tell me, ah do you have any money? I wanna spend all your money!

>There's a hole in the sky~

>Why is there a line in the sky?

> Agree to carry her up to Eientei on your back. Ask if Koakuma would like to come along to shade her on the way.

> If carrying her isn't possible, wheel her in that book trolley.

> Go out and find Remilia. Ask Kaguya where she left her.

>"Okay, let's go," says Koakuma. "I'll stay there with her, so you shouldn't be detained any longer than needs be." Patchouli looks pretty light, and the cart would provide a terribly bumpy ride. But even then, Patchouli is still a person, and she's heavy enough to be award, but you manage the load adequately as she drapes Patchouli over your back.
>"Lady Scarlet said that she was going to visit Sakuya," says Kaguya, "I believe her words were 'to make she she hasn't ruined the carpets with all that weeping and moaning'. Perhaps it would be best to let them be?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 10:02:26 PM
> "I'm worried that Parsee and Yuugi might find Remi hanging out with Sakuya while we're away though. We don't want any harm to come to the poor, poor pads. They've been abused enough as it is. And Nitori's dress....if that gets damaged...Nitori might have to spend the rest of her wlife naked...." *gasp and shudder in horror at the image of the latter. "...I think it's best to at least explain the situation to Remi first and get her to change into one of her usual dresses....at least that way it won't be as incriminating if she's found...and I want my kappa dress back. It's mine. Mine, I say."

> Check if you can feel anything against your back. This is important.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 10:06:39 PM
> "I'm worried that Parsee and Yuugi might find Remi hanging out with Sakuya while we're away though. We don't want any harm to come to the poor, poor pads. They've been abused enough as it is. And Nitori's dress....if that gets damaged...Nitori might have to spend the rest of her wlife naked...." *gasp and shudder in horror at the image of the latter. "...I think it's best to at least explain the situation to Remi first and get her to change into one of her usual dresses....at least that way it won't be as incriminating if she's found...and I want my kappa dress back. It's mine. Mine, I say."

> Check if you can feel anything against your back. This is important.

>"I believe that Remilia can handle herself," says Kaguya.
>"Hey," says Mystia, "if you think that it is yours, why do you call it Nitori's Dress? And she should have some changes of clothes anyways."
>You do not feel anything peculiar against your back.
>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 10:19:34 PM
> "I'll trust your judgement." Pat Kaguya on the head and tell her she's a good girl (I assume we can spare one hand from the task of holding Patchy up). As for Mystia, tell her "Because Nitori's dress is my dress." Tell her she's a good girl too and pat her on the head. Do the same to the rest of your party.

> Head to Eientei. Sing the 'I'm on my way' song by Phil Collins on the way. Insert random questionable lines aimed at Mystia and Kaguya into the lyrics.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 25, 2009, 10:30:35 PM
>when inevitably stopped by Parsee and Yuugi, tell them that Nitori apparently ran off to get her electricity fix and that you're hoping to bring Patch to Eintei for a checkup after her work on finding the Penny and the resultant breakdown
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 10:33:03 PM
> "I'll trust your judgement." Pat Kaguya on the head and tell her she's a good girl (I assume we can spare one hand from the task of holding Patchy up). As for Mystia, tell her "Because Nitori's dress is my dress." Tell her she's a good girl too and pat her on the head. Do the same to the rest of your party.

> Head to Eientei. Sing the 'I'm on my way' song by Phil Collins on the way. Insert random questionable lines aimed at Mystia and Kaguya into the lyrics.

>You pat Kaguya on the head. "There is a saying regarding too much of a good thing,' she says, as you move on to Mystia. It's a little hard to keep your balance without both hands on the deadweight bibliomancer (http://xs141.xs.to/xs141/09306/bibliomancer439.png), but you manage to properly patronize the whole group, though patting Flandre on the head is a distinctly uncomfortable experience.
>You try to sing Phil Collins on your way way to Eientei, but although you can bust fat rhymes, you really can't get into that and freestyle. Eventually you give up and try something else. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGDP0Gvs3Q&feature=fvw)
>You reach the gates of Eientei without incident.

>when inevitably stopped by Parsee and Yuugi, tell them that Nitori apparently ran off to get her electricity fix and that you're hoping to bring Patch to Eintei for a checkup after her work on finding the Penny and the resultant breakdown

>You are able to slip out with no more incident than Hong Meiling wishing you a safe journey; apparently not too concerned about Patchouli.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 10:41:13 PM
> At Kaguya's earlier statement, "You mean, there's no such thing? Especially when it's out of love?" Smile a generous (creepy?) smile.

> Seek Eirin. Shout "EIRIN! EIRIN! TASUKETE EIRIN!" . Tell her that Patchouli is dying from terminal nerdy bookwormness. Also make a mental note to ask her to look at Rumia after she's done with Patchy.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 25, 2009, 10:53:21 PM
>The power of ZA POWAA
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 25, 2009, 10:55:42 PM
Quote
> At Kaguya's earlier statement, "You mean, there's no such thing? Especially when it's out of love?" Smile a generous (creepy?) smile.

Belay. No more being creepy. We promised!

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 10:59:23 PM
> At Kaguya's earlier statement, "You mean, there's no such thing? Especially when it's out of love?" Smile a generous (creepy?) smile.

> Seek Eirin. Shout "EIRIN! EIRIN! TASUKETE EIRIN!" . Tell her that Patchouli is dying from terminal nerdy bookwormness. Also make a mental note to ask her to look at Rumia after she's done with Patchy.

>"Perhaps most so with love," Kaguya answered.
>You remember the way to Eirin's office, so the shouting is unnecessary. But you do it anyways. A cursory glance along the way shows that the damage from the frog plague is still present, but it seems that some of it has been cleaned up. You think you hear a couple of the rabbits about, down the other hall.
>You enter Eirin's office, and find her sitting at the desk, holding her forehead. "Please stop shouting that." she says. "Please. Just stop. Thank you." She then helps you place Patchouli on a bed. Upon hearing your explanation, she frowns. "Those are very curious bruises for, terminal nerdiness, was it?"
>"No!" says Koakuma, "She's not been sleeping due to work, and she had something of a tantrum, and it ended with her knocking herself out!
>"So, his prognosis has some merit after all," Eirin concludes. "Well, she just needs so rest, but I may have a poultice for those bruises."

>The power of ZA POWAA

>Dude, you can't freestyle Phil Collins, you aren't gonna be able to control the Terrible Secret of Space. You should calm down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXEPeXmAOvg)

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 11:00:21 PM
Quote
> At Kaguya's earlier statement, "You mean, there's no such thing? Especially when it's out of love?" Smile a generous (creepy?) smile.

Belay. No more being creepy. We promised!

We did? Oh, we did, yes. what on earth were we thinking? XD

> Add 'And, no, Mystia, I mean the comrades-in-circumstance sort of paternal 'love'.'
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 25, 2009, 11:17:35 PM
>ask Eirin if she uses yukkuri for any drugs
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 11:21:46 PM
> Add 'And, no, Mystia, I mean the comrades-in-circumstance sort of paternal 'love'.'

>Sorry Humboy, no takebacks.

>ask Eirin if she uses yukkuri for any drugs

>"I've never heard of Yu Curry," says Eirin, as she applies a weird-smelling gunk to Patchouli's face. "You should talk with someone who has more gourmet inclinations."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 25, 2009, 11:32:29 PM
> Calmly apologize for shouting earlier, saying that you've seen other people do it and thus thought that it was customary. Then suddenly scream and tear your hair out as you fall to your knees by Patchouli's side. Burst into tears and call out for Patchouli, telling her not to die. Generally grieve over the top and shout up at Suwako, Komachi, and Yuyuko not to take her away, and to take you instead, curse Indiana Jones and his hat, etc. etc. etc.

> If anyone points out that Patchy's all right and will not die, abruptly stop, resume unnerving calm, straighten up, and act as if nothing happened. Nod at Eirin and tell her that blue and red compliments her white hair and that it suits her nicely.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 25, 2009, 11:57:57 PM
> Calmly apologize for shouting earlier, saying that you've seen other people do it and thus thought that it was customary. Then suddenly scream and tear your hair out as you fall to your knees by Patchouli's side. Burst into tears and call out for Patchouli, telling her not to die. Generally grieve over the top and shout up at Suwako, Komachi, and Yuyuko not to take her away, and to take you instead, curse Indiana Jones and his hat, etc. etc. etc.

> If anyone points out that Patchy's all right and will not die, abruptly stop, resume unnerving calm, straighten up, and act as if nothing happened. Nod at Eirin and tell her that blue and red compliments her white hair and that it suits her nicely.

>You apologize, Eirin just waves it off. Then you start to mourn for Patchouli in the style of an ancient Greek funeral. As you start involving the names of the deities, you feel a sort of sick sensation in your stomach, but it passes quickly.
>"She'll be fine,' Eirin says. After you return to a kind of normalcy, she replies, "You can try to butter me up all you like, but I intend to call in one of those favors now. Go find me a bottle of powdered Tellurium."
>Quest Status: Tellurium All That You Know unlocked

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 26, 2009, 12:05:20 AM
> "Powdered Tellurium in a bottle...with pleasure, only, what is that and where do I find it?"

> If she explains what it is, reply, "Yes, yes, I know what Tellurium is. that's common knowledge. Even Cirno would know what it is...but what's a bottle? Some sort of newfangled torture device?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 12:18:58 AM
> "Powdered Tellurium in a bottle...with pleasure, only, what is that and where do I find it?"

> If she explains what it is, reply, "Yes, yes, I know what Tellurium is. that's common knowledge. Even Cirno would know what it is...but what's a bottle? Some sort of newfangled torture device?"

>"I see Patchy isn't the only one with head trauma," Eirin answers.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 01:02:53 AM
>
>(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/ButtlordGlare.gif)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 01:06:34 AM
>
>(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/ButtlordGlare.gif)

>You don't understand what the text part of text parser is, do you?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 01:16:05 AM
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Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 01:37:45 AM
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Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 01:42:11 AM
>⊂二二二( ^ω^)二⊃ ブーーーーーン!!!!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 01:50:34 AM
>⊂二二二( ^ω^)二⊃ ブーーーーーン!!!!

>It's too late to sweet talk your way out of this now.
>"So, anything else you need before you go hunting for my Tellurium?" Eirin asks.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 01:58:42 AM
>"Any suggestions where to look, or is this just stopping by the medicine closet and praying Tewi doesn't knife us with a syringe?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 26, 2009, 02:03:31 AM
>Is there an antidote? Also, the Rumia issue.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 02:38:00 AM
>"Any suggestions where to look, or is this just stopping by the medicine closet and praying Tewi doesn't knife us with a syringe?"

>"If I knew where to find it, I'd just make Reisen get it," she says. "But I am certain you'll be enterprising enough to find some."

>Is there an antidote? Also, the Rumia issue.

>"What antidote?" Eirin asks. Then you point out to her that Rumia has problems. She helpfully vocalizes a lovely bit of distortion to emphasize the point. Eirin's eyebrows raise, and she frowns. "That's not right at all. When did this start?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 26, 2009, 02:41:31 AM
>Explain the Rumia issue, and that it was similar to your tentacle-rape issue.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 02:44:43 AM
>roll for sanity
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 26, 2009, 02:45:39 AM
>Roll for seduction.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 02:48:07 AM
>Explain the Rumia issue, and that it was similar to your tentacle-rape issue.

>Eirin listens to your story about The Giygas Made of Bees, while performing some basic tests on Rumia's throat. "Well, not too similiar, it seems, you don't seem to have lasting damage. Then again, she doesn't seem to have any physical damage. Though I can't say that I approve of eating bees. At least not living bees. Mmmm. I don't think this is something I can treat. The damage seems more spiritual in nature. I'll observe some throat cultures, but I don't anticipate any findings there."

>roll for sanity

>You are not allowed to know the results of this roll, but you think you passed.

>Roll for seduction.

>You are not allowed to know the results of this roll, but you think you passed.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 02:50:28 AM
>ask if Eirin knows of anyone that WOULD be able to help with Rumia's problem
>if Flandre objects, spout random Gurren Lagann quote
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 02:54:22 AM
>ask if Eirin knows of anyone that WOULD be able to help with Rumia's problem
>if Flandre objects, spout random Gurren Lagann quote

>"If it is spiritual in nature, I expect it means you would need the help of a spiritualist. Sadly, I don't think there are many of those about. I suppose a diligent shrine maiden might do in a pinch. Or possibly the Yama or the Mistress of Hakugyokurou."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 26, 2009, 02:58:46 AM
>Embark on a quest to search for Shikieiki's legs and Hat.

...Also, her legs and The Hat.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 03:04:59 AM
>rethink that considering the amount of death involved

>"Is Sanae actually diligent? Or do we have to find a bribe for Reimu?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 03:09:30 AM
>Embark on a quest to search for Shikieiki's legs and Hat.

>If only you knew where to go~

>rethink that considering the amount of death involved

>"Is Sanae actually diligent? Or do we have to find a bribe for Reimu?"

>"Well, I am not exactly one to say on such matters, but..." says Eirin, "If I wanted a spiritual entity punched, I would ask Reimu. If I wanted one exorcised, I'd ask Sanae."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 26, 2009, 04:26:12 AM
>Ask if Tellurium can be found on Youkai Mountain, If so begin journey to top of Youkai mountain.

Perhaps we will find Nitori on the way...and not be brutally murdered.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 26, 2009, 04:46:33 AM
>check quest status, get current quest descriptions and goals
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 10:53:16 AM
>Ask if Tellurium can be found on Youkai Mountain, If so begin journey to top of Youkai mountain.

>"It's as good a place to start as any, I would imagine," says Eirin.
>With that in mind, you begin you trek toward Youkai Mountain. If you recall properly, you saw a road toward it leading from Kourindou.

>check quest status, get current quest descriptions and goals

>The Following Quests are have been discovered and are still open:
>Debt Hell II, Eclectic Boogaloo, starring Remilia
>Remilia has lost Scarlet Devil Manor, her riches, and her servants. Now you own Scarlet Devil manor! Will you do something about it? Or is she just the first against the wall in the coming revolution?
>Hard Labor Patchouli
>Parsee has been working Patchouli to the bone. The poor bibliomancer (http://xs141.xs.to/xs141/09306/bibliomancer439.png) has knocked herself out from a combination of rage and exhaustion. Leaving her in Eirin's care, can anything be done for her?
>Parsee's Plot
>Parsee's got a plan, and it involves the Coin of Hodgman. What good can come of this?
>Shooting for Trouble
>Word has it that Utsuho has been causing trouble for people in town.
>Live from Youkai Mountain
>Word has it the Kappa have been up to something on Youkai Mountain.
>The Doll Revolution
>Medicine has run away with Alice's Dolls! Nothing good can come of this.
Tellurium All That You Know
>Eirin has informed you that you'll be finding her some powdered Tellurium. Hopefully she didn't plant a destruct mechanism on your kidney to make sure you don't give her no sass about it.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 26, 2009, 03:35:14 PM
> Check the time of day somehow. If no exact ways presents itself, then settle for an inexact time of day.

> Sing a marching song with utterly random lyrics as you walk to Kourindou. Ask your party to join in. Keep your eyes peeled for any plants/fruits/vegetables/mushrooms/objects along the way that we might be able to pick up for ourselves. Pick them up if you do find them. Make a note to always do this when traveling.

> Visit Kourindou. Greet Kourin. Ask for recent rumours and any information on tellurium and Nitori's whereabouts he might have.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 26, 2009, 06:11:45 PM
>Upon reaching Kourindou, check to see if Rinnosuke's added anything to his stock.
>"Hastur, Hastur, Hastur."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 26, 2009, 06:15:07 PM
>What 'bout my star?
>Also, just for curiosity, get a description of all the already completed quests.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 07:51:21 PM
> Check the time of day somehow. If no exact ways presents itself, then settle for an inexact time of day.

> Sing a marching song with utterly random lyrics as you walk to Kourindou. Ask your party to join in. Keep your eyes peeled for any plants/fruits/vegetables/mushrooms/objects along the way that we might be able to pick up for ourselves. Pick them up if you do find them. Make a note to always do this when traveling.

> Visit Kourindou. Greet Kourin. Ask for recent rumours and any information on tellurium and Nitori's whereabouts he might have.

>It is daytime, silly!
>Along the way, you find a frozen frog that Cirno apparently dropped. You do your best to sing a traveling song that everyone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bigKbTtDkk4) can join in on; Rumia approximates a decent whistle, and Flandre is surprisingly adequate at acapella.
>You enter Kourindou. "Have I told you that you are my best customers?" Rinnosuke notes. "By the by, I got a package for you."

>Upon reaching Kourindou, check to see if Rinnosuke's added anything to his stock.
>"Hastur, Hastur, Hastur."

>Are you sure you should be doing that? Remember what happened last time?
>The store presently has:
>Banson's Aria
>Your State ID
>Wriggle's (Spare) Cape
>Nitori's Panties
>The Dollmaker of Bucaresti
>An AOL CD, in the old tin cases they used to use
>An Erlenmeyer Flask
>A bag of nails
>A Nodding Head Dog Figure.
>Border of Life
>A Ream of 500 Pages of 8x12 paper
>A Silver Dragonfly
>A Small Statue of Buddha
>A Vinyl Record with No Cover.
>A Bowl
>A 100,000,000,000 Zimbabwean Dollar Bill
>A Small Statue of the Sphinx
>1/1200th of an Airship
>A Roll of Admit One Tickets
>The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place
>A Tome of Summon Snowcone
>A Wooden Sword Pin
>A Small Sepoy Figurine
>A Walkie Talkie
>A Bottle of Mineral Water

>What 'bout my star?
>Also, just for curiosity, get a description of all the already completed quests.

>What about your star?
>You have completed the following Quests:
>Stop The Pennywraith!
>A haunted hobo penny? What is this world coming to?! Well, you made it unhaunted. You think.
>Nitori Needs Her Fix
>Kappas electrocuting themselves for a high? What is this world coming to?! But you got her the hook-up, and robbed her blind naked for the trouble.
>Suika's Kroosin' Blues (Bad End)
>Suika wrecked her motorcycle. Then you dissolved half of it. She stole your kidney and sold it to Rinnosuke. Is this what they mean by Equivalent Exchange? What is this world coming to?!
>Where in the World is My Kidney?
>What is this world coming to?! Eirin stole your precious thing for a fair market price (probably)! But she gave it back, and now you owe her.
>Escape from Alice's Basement!
>Alice kidnapped you and threw you in the basement! What is this world coming to?! You paid her back with an uppercut and a burglary.
>Debt Hell starring Mystia
Poor Mystia had gambled herself into debt. You helped her out and got an unwilling thrall. What is this world coming to?!
>Trumpet Terror of Kourindou
>Merlin wouldn't stop practicing near Rinnosuke's shop. So you stole her trumpet Rinnosuke destroyed it. What is this world coming to?!
>A Giygas Made of Bees
>You invoked the words. What is wrong with you? But in the end, you didn't die. What is this world coming to?!
>Sleep Well, China
>China agreed to give you a tour of Scarlet Devil Manor if you got her a new bed. Who knew you'd actually go get one and make Reisen carry it all the way there. What is this world coming to?!
>Maid for Abuse
>You got hired as part of the waitstaff at Scarlet Devil Manor. What is this world coming to?!
>ThingQuest!
>Parsee was looking for the Coin of Hodgman. It just so happens you had it onhand. What is this world coming to?! This isn't a bad thing, is it?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 26, 2009, 08:59:03 PM
>A Tome of Summon Snowcone
>PRICE
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 09:12:43 PM
>PRICE

>"Oh, I doubt you could afford this," says Rinnosuke.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 26, 2009, 09:19:39 PM
Not this time, bastard.
>Donate 10$
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 09:44:48 PM
>Donate 10$

>You don't have that kind of bread. Also this isn't Mr. Store.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 26, 2009, 09:52:49 PM
God.
>"What would be a valid price for you?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 26, 2009, 10:34:57 PM
>"What would be a valid price for you?"

>"I think we can agree it's worth no small amount of millions. Really, it was quite fortunate that I was able to come across it."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 04:24:51 AM
>Ask how much Meat My... Aya would be worth.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 27, 2009, 04:31:00 AM
> Commit unspeakable acts upon E-Nazrin
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 04:32:20 AM
>ask Yukarihat if it can break the fourth wall
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 27, 2009, 09:34:18 AM
>KENYANS are very tall
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 01:28:51 PM
>Ask how much Meat My... Aya would be worth.

>"Your...ah, I see. I am a little insulted you would try to sell such a thing. And not nearly enough."

> Commit unspeakable acts upon E-Nazrin

>Man, in public? You kids.

>ask Yukarihat if it can break the fourth wall

>Yukari's Hat does not answer. At the same time, it doesn't deny it either.

>KENYANS are very tall

>They will kick you with their energy legs.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 01:54:02 PM
>(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/Parseecopter.jpg)

[09:46](Purvis): *GODDAMNIT WHO HACKED THE BARREN PATH ROM*
[09:46](E-mouse): I'm going to have to post that now, you realize

>ask who brought the Zimbabwe cash
>and about that package
> and whether he thinks it's a bomb or something
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 27, 2009, 01:59:52 PM
>(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/Parseecopter.jpg)

[09:46](Purvis): *GODDAMNIT WHO HACKED THE BARREN PATH ROM*
>Blame the Kenyans.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 02:02:14 PM
>(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/Parseecopter.jpg)

[09:46](Purvis): *GODDAMNIT WHO HACKED THE BARREN PATH ROM*
[09:46](E-mouse): I'm going to have to post that now, you realize

>ask who brought the Zimbabwe cash

>When I find that dirty rotten bastard, he's gonna get such a parsin'. Luckily it came from the demo.
>"Ah, Cirno came in here, shrieking in a mad panic and hiding from something that came out of the lake," says Rinnosuke. He gestures toward the far corner. "While hiding over there and whimpering, she found it on the floor. I let her have it to distract her from her current worries. So she used it in a purchase, and went merrily on her way."


>Blame the Kenyans.

>Zoggin' Kenyans, leaving Zimbabwean Dollars on the floor.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 02:03:29 PM
>Zanzibar Crop Disco
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 02:10:53 PM
>Zanzibar Crop Disco

>Freddie would like to have a word with you about that. =[

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 27, 2009, 02:50:54 PM
>Return to lake, time to get stoned
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ES-Anthy on July 27, 2009, 02:51:44 PM
>first ask about that package
> and whether he thinks it's a bomb or something
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 27, 2009, 02:57:48 PM
>Package smackage
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 03:07:22 PM
>and about that package
> and whether he thinks it's a bomb or something

>"I found it in the mailbox earlier," says Rinnosuke, and he produces the package, which is a cylinder-shaped box a bit more than a foot in diameter, wrapped in brown paper. "It was addressed here, but for 'Your Best Customer'. No return label on it, alas. It's rather light, so I wouldn't think it's a bomb. Though if you suspect so, please open it outside."

>Return to lake, time to get stoned

>"Don't forget your package," says Rinnosuke.

>Package smackage

>You smack the package! It falls to the floor and fails to explode.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 27, 2009, 03:16:14 PM
>Get Mystia to open it while hiding under something (Preferably Mystia)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 03:20:00 PM
>sniff package suspiciously
>open with surgical precision to preserve the paper, since Rinnosuke deserves to know what's been delivered and he's fobbing off on someone for reasons unknown
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 27, 2009, 03:26:04 PM
So...we haven't addressed the matter of the package yet? If not...:

EDIT: Darn, ninja'd, thanks to my terrible connection. Oh, never mind, ignore the first command, I'll just leave it there for the record.

Ignore this command > "Thanks, by the way. Have I told you you're my best shopkeeper? Anyway, a package? For me? aw, you shouldn't have. Does it tick? Is it hissing smoke at the corners? Is it the super deluxe Okuu-brand nuke I've been wanting all these years?"

> Take the package outside and open it gently with your broomstick.

> Ask if he supplies Tellurium. If not, ask if he knows where to acquire some. Also ask if he's heard from Nitori and whether or not he knows of her current whereabouts. Finally, ask for any recent rumours.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 03:31:52 PM
>Get Mystia to open it while hiding under something (Preferably Mystia)

>Mystia shrugs and does so, while you move so that the rest of the party is between you and the box. Flandre gives you a curious look, whilst Rumia simply moves to hide behind you, apparently giggling.
>Mystia opens the package to reveal a hatbox. Opening that, she says, "Oh, how nice!" and shows off the contents: a rather lovely hat. (http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/43/seventhdoctor.jpg)

>sniff package suspiciously
>open with surgical precision to preserve the paper, since Rinnosuke deserves to know what's been delivered and he's fobbing off on someone for reasons unknown

>Mmmm, new hat smell mingled with brown paper smell.
>Mystia wasn't quite so precise, but the paper is more or less in one piece.

So...we haven't addressed the matter of the package yet? If not...:

EDIT: Darn, ninja'd, thanks to my terrible connection. Oh, never mind, ignore the first command, I'll just leave it there for the record.

> Take the package outside and open it gently with your broomstick.

> Ask if he supplies Tellurium. If not, ask if he knows where to acquire some. Also ask if he's heard from Nitori and whether or not he knows of her current whereabouts. Finally, ask for any recent rumours.

>The hatbox does not react in any way that you wouldn't expect a hatbox to react.
>"Tellurium?" says Rinnosuke, frowning. "That is a rare metal, is it not? I am afraid I don't have any in stock. Nitori may, she tends to have surprising uses for such things. Have I heard from her? No, not today. And rumors? Hmmm. Well, I've heard stories that Utsuho has been running around town causing trouble with her games. Oh, and you'll be interested to know that Suika fixed her motorcycle, I heard it roar past a short time ago."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 27, 2009, 03:34:32 PM
>"Who is this package from?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 03:39:43 PM
>"Who is this package from?"

>"I did mention a lack of return label," says Rinnosuke.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 27, 2009, 03:46:21 PM
>"How do you know this is for us? Do you not have any other customers?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 03:46:58 PM
>"Who delivers the mail, anyway?"

>examine inside of hat for insidious contraptions
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 27, 2009, 03:47:29 PM
> Attempt to combine the 7th doctor's hat reversibly with the Yukari cap. Make sure the star remains on the outside. Equip. Now attempt a Michael Jackson act with it on.

> Examine 'The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place' and 'border of life'. Actually, if it's not too much trouble, can you briefly describe the less obvious items like the 'roll of admit one tickets'?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 03:52:24 PM
>admit one
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 04:33:56 PM
>"How do you know this is for us? Do you not have any other customers?"

>"Of course I do. But none have visited so much in a day as you."

>"Who delivers the mail, anyway?"

>examine inside of hat for insidious contraptions

>"Usually Momizi," Rinnosuke says. "Sometimes she'll get others to help her out with the more cumbersome items."
>The inside of The Doctor's Hat looks perfectly nonthreatening and properly hattish.

> Attempt to combine the 7th doctor's hat reversibly with the Yukari cap. Make sure the star remains on the outside. Equip. Now attempt a Michael Jackson act with it on.

> Examine 'The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place' and 'border of life'. Actually, if it's not too much trouble, can you briefly describe the less obvious items like the 'roll of admit one tickets'?

>You are able to slip Yukari's Cap over the crown of The Doctor's Hat. Sadly, your attempt at Michael Jacksoning it up goes on to reveal your lack of dancing skill.
>They are all perfectly obvious to me, so you'll have to request particular items.
>Border of Life.
>More properly titled Bloom nobly, cherry blossoms of Sumizome ~ Border of Life , this is a melodious song that many agree carries a feeling of epicness and bad things about to happen to you in a beautiful way. The composer calls it extreme and elegant, powerful but ephemeral, and emotional.
>The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place
>This is a simple and fast melody, very suitable for bringing things to a climax. The composers remarks that it is a cool song.
>Roll of Admit One Tickets
>This is a roll of generic orange-colored tickets, with "Admit One" printed on them. You estimate there are are between three to five hundred in the roll.

>admit one

>Those are not your tickets.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 27, 2009, 04:46:16 PM
> Rickroll Rumia
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 05:03:57 PM
>ask how Rinnosuke has solidified music for sale
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 05:06:11 PM
> Rickroll Rumia

>You're not sure that you're doing it right.

 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1tTN-b5KHg)
>ask how Rinnosuke has solidified music for sale

>Rinnosuke gives a small smile. "I have a knack for obtaining things."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 05:08:22 PM
>Such as Yukari's virginity?

>"Any suggestions on how to beat a giant bouncing rock with a horrifying expression on its face?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 05:12:53 PM
>"Any suggestions on how to beat a giant bouncing rock with a horrifying expression on its face?"

>Rinnosuke raises an eyebrow and frowns. "Where would you have found something like that? No matter, I suppose. Well, if I were looking to defeat it, I would consider how one would defeat a mundane rock."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 05:16:03 PM
>"Do you have any jackhammers?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 05:27:00 PM
>"Do you have any jackhammers?"

>"Fresh out, I am afraid."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 27, 2009, 05:30:45 PM
>TROMBE!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 05:31:20 PM
>"Do you have any... cue cards with 'Don't vote for me' on them?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 27, 2009, 05:35:51 PM
Quote
>Such as Yukari's virginity?

Can we see the blooper reel for this without actually doing it?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 05:43:11 PM
>TROMBE!

>That is not an item for sale here.

>"Do you have any... cue cards with 'Don't vote for me' on them?"

>"Do you have any... cue cards with 'Don't vote for me' on them?"

>"Suffice it to say, if it's not on the shelves, I won't have it. But I can't imagine that is hard to make."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 05:50:12 PM
>"Any idea if Suika's bike was a unicycle?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 05:53:34 PM
>"Any idea if Suika's bike was a unicycle?"

>"To be honest, I didn't think to check."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 27, 2009, 05:59:27 PM
Quote
>Such as Yukari's virginity?

Can we see the blooper reel for this without actually doing it?

Sorry:
>Can we see the blooper reel mentioned above without actually doing it?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 06:01:27 PM
>Can we see the blooper reel mentioned above without actually doing it?

>Outtakes are traditionally part of the ending.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 06:09:34 PM
>"Okay, I guess we're done here. Unless anyone else wants to get anything?"

>Proceed to Youkai Mountain, or at least whatever interruption appears along the way
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 27, 2009, 06:12:27 PM
> Get wasted
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 27, 2009, 06:13:12 PM
>Can we see the blooper reel mentioned above without actually doing it?

>Outtakes are traditionally part of the ending.



>_

>Make a mental note to explore this blooper next ascension.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 06:23:27 PM
>"Okay, I guess we're done here. Unless anyone else wants to get anything?"

>Proceed to Youkai Mountain, or at least whatever interruption appears along the way

>You leave Kourindou, and head westward, toward the mountain.
>You walk along a stretch of fairly-newish looking road; it's certainly not as torn up as the one that goes through the forest, at least. Along the side of the road, you notice a rather humble and attractive-looking house with a sizable garden in the back. Chen seems to be curled up and napping there. Obvious exits are West, East, and North.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 27, 2009, 06:25:05 PM
> CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 06:26:24 PM
>try not to get your face clawed off
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 06:30:05 PM
> CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN

>Chen goes from curled up and asleep to about five feet off the ground in a fraction of a second. By the completion of that second, she has returned to the earth most forcefully. "I wasn't sleeping Ran, honest!" she exclaims, looking around blearily.

>try not to get your face clawed off

>So far, so good.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 27, 2009, 06:31:05 PM
> Hug the kitten
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on July 27, 2009, 06:31:40 PM
> Hug the kitten

Uwah~

What was that for!

(oh shi-)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 06:39:59 PM
> Hug the kitten

>Rika is not a kitten! You approach Chen for the hugging. She leaps to her feet. "Hey! Hey! You back off! You're not supposed to get in the garden! I'll cut you, man! I'll cut you!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 27, 2009, 06:53:32 PM
>I have photographic evidence, dongflagger (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/RIKAKITTEN.gif)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 27, 2009, 07:14:43 PM
>I have photographic evidence, dongflagger (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/exitjmouse/misc2/RIKAKITTEN.gif)

>The hell you do shitstacker. (http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2961/fatmus.png)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 27, 2009, 11:50:41 PM
> "Chill, home girl, I'm here to see your mistress' mistress about her cap." *gesture at the hat* "Tell her the Master of the SDM is here to see her."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 12:06:47 AM
>"Huh what?" says Chen. Then she notices the hat. "Hey! You're not supposed to have that! That's Yukari's you give it back! I'll cut you good if you don't!"
>One of the shuttered windows open, and Ran pokes her head out. "Chen, what in heaven's name are you yelling about?" Then she looks over and notices you. "Oh, hello." Then she sizes up your group. "Uh, whatever this posse is for, we didn't do it."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 28, 2009, 12:40:48 AM
> add "snuggle Rantails" to personal goals
> Heh. Posse.

>"We were passing by and decided to stop and chat. What do you think we'd have against you?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 02:23:15 AM
> add "snuggle Rantails" to personal goals
> Heh. Posse.

>"We were passing by and decided to stop and chat. What do you think we'd have against you?"

>Noted.
>"Well, it's just that when you have a whole lot of people random people show up at once, it's best to be cautious," says Ran, making a dismissive gesture. "Ah, are you planning to stay for dinner, I'm afraid we only have some rice."
>"They were trying to get into the garden!" says Chen, pointing at you specifically. "And they have Yukari-sama's cap!"
>"I'm sure they didn't mean anything by that," says Ran. Then she looks at you. "Ah, you do. Well, she won't be too pleased with that."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 28, 2009, 02:24:49 AM
>Ask why Rinnosuke could have Yukari's Hat.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 02:37:20 AM
>Ask why Rinnosuke could have Yukari's Hat.

>"She...traded it," says Ran. "Shall I assume you won't be staying for dinner?" Chen is about to speak up, but Ran gives her a look which stops that course of action cold.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 28, 2009, 02:49:02 AM
There's no rush, right?
If we can do it, >Stay for Dinner, ask all questions pertinent to our quests.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 03:15:54 AM
There's no rush, right?
If we can do it, >Stay for Dinner, ask all questions pertinent to our quests.

>"Aren't we supposed to be fetching Nitori?" asks Mystia.
>Ran's ears twitch. "I wouldn't want to detain you for long, so please do not feel obligated."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 28, 2009, 04:01:05 AM
Well, it would probably be a good idea to give Parsee and Remilia little time to get at each others' throats.

>note whether Ran is actually wearing her hat

>"I'll pass on
be
dinner, actually. But, I don't suppose you could tell us anything about Tellurium?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 04:08:51 AM
>note whether Ran is actually wearing her hat
>"I'll pass on
be
dinner, actually. But, I don't suppose you could tell us anything about Tellurium?"

>Ran is indeed wearing her hat, But the motion in noticeable regardless.
>"I've never heard of it, I'm afraid," says Ran with a shake of her head.
>You hear a voice inside the house. Ran pulls her head back in, and you can just barely hear her say, "It's just some travelers, Yukari-sama. No, they aren't selling anything I don't believe."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 28, 2009, 04:17:22 AM
>actually, we do have some fresh KFC if you really want some

>move on before Yukari demands her hat back
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 04:19:14 AM
>actually, we do have some fresh KFC if you really want some

>move on before Yukari demands her hat back

>You start to move on, but Flandre speaks up. "This one will be staying for dinner. It seems as good of a time as any to seek more about the Riddles."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 28, 2009, 05:38:03 AM
Of all the times for Flan to voice up about something, it had to be now.

>Conceal hat, say "I suppose we could stay for a little while" to Ran
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 05:45:41 AM
>Conceal hat, say "I suppose we could stay for a little while" to Ran

>"It is not necessary for you to stay with this one," says Flandre. "Much time will be spent on discussing the Riddles, this one fears you may not find it interesting. As well, this one can contemplate more easily with few people to speak. But, this one will not chase you away, either."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 28, 2009, 07:05:36 AM
> Hug everyone
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on July 28, 2009, 08:43:15 AM
But I don't wanna lose Flan....

>Insist on joining for dinner, the party is probably tired of walking around all day anyway.

>Hug Flan again for extra sunburn, I'll be damned if we don't get a tan before this adventure is over.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on July 28, 2009, 09:50:25 AM
>Conceal hat-amalgam in pants, make sure not to poke your jewels with the attached star.
>If anyone asks, say you are introducing the jungle worm to civilization.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 01:05:53 PM
> Hug everyone

>It's been awhile. You administer hugs to your whole party. They're rather used to it by this point, Mystia doesn't even stiffen up this time; apparently she trusts you to keep your word. Poor, poor Mystia. "What a lovely group!" says Ran as she pokes her head out the window.

>Insist on joining for dinner, the party is probably tired of walking around all day anyway.

>Hug Flan again for extra sunburn, I'll be damned if we don't get a tan before this adventure is over.

>Ran nods, "I'll just set some more rice on, and see about scrounging a few more tables."
>You hug Flandre again, because sometimes it hurts in a good way.

>Conceal hat-amalgam in pants, make sure not to poke your jewels with the attached star.
>If anyone asks, say you are introducing the jungle worm to civilization.

>Unfortunately, as you end your embrace with Flandre, she says, "This one will need my payment now. The star is not necessary, of course."

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 28, 2009, 01:55:02 PM
> Point out the impurity of Flan's words where she used a direct personal pronoun.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 28, 2009, 04:09:52 PM
> "Isn't to demand payment, no matter for what ends, a show of personal desire, a sign of impurity, something you have worked so hard to avoid? But no matter, I am a man of my word. However, I would like to offer to handle the negotiations in your place as I too would like to visit Hakugyokorou and meet the venerable Yuyuko at least once...without dying. Besides, it'd be best if one as pure as yourself does not dirty one's hands over the impurities of worldly negotiations."

(OOC: I have a bad feeling we cannot trust Mystia...or Kaguya for that matter, especially after what Yuugi said. I wouldn't dare have our character go to sleep with them around...)

> "...Actually, quick question, what's for dinner?" Cause if it's us, maybe it'd be best for us to somehow excuse ourselves...
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 04:43:42 PM
> Point out the impurity of Flan's words where she used a direct personal pronoun.

>"This one does not believe that you understand the methods to this one's speech," says Flandre, with a small smile.

> "Isn't to demand payment, no matter for what ends, a show of personal desire, a sign of impurity, something you have worked so hard to avoid? But no matter, I am a man of my word. However, I would like to offer to handle the negotiations in your place as I too would like to visit Hakugyokorou and meet the venerable Yuyuko at least once...without dying. Besides, it'd be best if one as pure as yourself does not dirty one's hands over the impurities of worldly negotiations."

> "...Actually, quick question, what's for dinner?" Cause if it's us, maybe it'd be best for us to somehow excuse ourselves...

>"It is acceptable in the pursuit of the Riddles," Flandre says. "It is this one's desire to follow that pursuit without assistance until such is needed. Furthermore, this one believes it should not be necessary to visit Hakugoykorou, but rather to bring its princess here. This involves less a chance of death."
>"You..." Ran shakes her head. "Well, I expect I'll be putting a lot more rice on, since we'll have even more guests. And that's what's for dinner, I'm afraid. It's all we have."
>"I wanna have fish, Ran-sama!" Chen exclaims.
>There is a pause, as Ran selects her words carefully. "I'm afraid the answer is the same as yesterday, dear. It'll be some time before we have anything like that." Then she goes back inside.
>Chen frowns, as Ran opens the front door. "Nuts!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 28, 2009, 04:47:46 PM
>Remember to start quest for fish later.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on July 28, 2009, 04:50:21 PM
>Wonder aloud if Iku would make good eatings.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 28, 2009, 04:53:35 PM
> Ikuuu~ IIIKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 28, 2009, 05:21:39 PM
>whisper a compliment to Flan's cleverness at asking for Yukari's hat to bribe a visit from Yuyuko
>move beloved Star of Growth to your new hat
>wear hat
>pay Flandre
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 28, 2009, 05:24:11 PM
> Edit E-Nazrin/Rika's profile.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 28, 2009, 05:36:26 PM
>terminate communist infiltrator
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 28, 2009, 05:56:30 PM
I can already see the bad-end coming up. We ARE dinner. We must leave. Now.

> "I see. Well, despite you being so very 'humanitarian' with your generous offer of dinner, I'm afraid I'm feeling 'vegetarian' today. That said, I need to see a kappa about some cucumbers. So thank you. My regards to your mistress. Flandre, I wish you good luck with your quest. Perhaps our personal search for our own answers shall have us cross paths once more...until then, fare thee well!"

> RUN AWAY, as quickly as politely possible. Watch your back and keep your broomstick at the ready. If they make any threatening moves, RUN LIKE THE WIND and defend yourself.

(OOC: If the Text parser believes there would be more lulz in staying for 'dinner', then let's do that)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 28, 2009, 09:05:03 PM
>whisper a compliment to Flan's cleverness at asking for Yukari's hat to bribe a visit from Yuyuko
>move beloved Star of Growth to your new hat
>wear hat
>pay Flandre

>You complement then compensate Flandre, and add the star to your hat. It feels a little out of place, but no matter.

>Remember to start quest for fish later.

>You make a note to get some fish.

>Wonder aloud if Iku would make good eatings.

>"That's gross," says Chen, "She's from the seventies!"

> Edit E-Nazrin/Rika's profile.
>terminate communist infiltrator

>Done and done.

I can already see the bad-end coming up. We ARE dinner. We must leave. Now.

> "I see. Well, despite you being so very 'humanitarian' with your generous offer of dinner, I'm afraid I'm feeling 'vegetarian' today. That said, I need to see a kappa about some cucumbers. So thank you. My regards to your mistress. Flandre, I wish you good luck with your quest. Perhaps our personal search for our own answers shall have us cross paths once more...until then, fare thee well!"

> RUN AWAY, as quickly as politely possible. Watch your back and keep your broomstick at the ready. If they make any threatening moves, RUN LIKE THE WIND and defend yourself.

(OOC: If the Text parser believes there would be more lulz in staying for 'dinner', then let's do that)

>"But-" Ran says. You think there may be more, but by poing you have run out of earshot. You keep running west, and are pleased to find there are no signs of pursuit.
>Looking about, you find yourself in a light woods with the road leading westward toward Youkai Mountain. Off to the side a little bit, you notice that Shizuha is hanging by her legs from a low tree branch and is having tea with Lily White; who is more properly positioned on the ground. Neither of them seem to have noticed you yet.
>"W-what was that all about?!" Mystia asks, as she tries to catch her breath.
>"I wonder," says Kaguya "will the Yakumo family think that we just abandoned Flandre with them?" She chuckles.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 29, 2009, 05:21:26 AM
> "Sorry we had to not-eat and run...but I'm a firm believer in fast food...I believe all food should be fast. In that case, we were definitely being very, very fast. While the princess is immortal, you, Rumia and I aren't. While I'm not sure they indulge in fellow youkai, I didn't feel like giving them a free meal. Besides, despite being immortal, the princess still does feel pain, do you not?"

> "As for Flandre, she can take care of herself, I'm sure. The Yakumos know better than to mistreat a vampire, lest they want to try their luck at being target practice for Remilia's javelin throwing. We can drop by later in the hopes that Yukari is up...she's known to be a bit more reasonable than Ran..."

> Greet Lily. Do a hand stand and then greet Shizuha upside down. Make small talk and then ask for any recent rumours/happenings. Ask if they've seen Nitori lately.

(Let's see if we can get replacements for Flan and Remi...)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 29, 2009, 05:31:50 AM
> "Sorry we had to not-eat and run...but I'm a firm believer in fast food...I believe all food should be fast. In that case, we were definitely being very, very fast. While the princess is immortal, you, Rumia and I aren't. While I'm not sure they indulge in fellow youkai, I didn't feel like giving them a free meal. Besides, despite being immortal, the princess still does feel pain, do you not?"

> "As for Flandre, she can take care of herself, I'm sure. The Yakumos know better than to mistreat a vampire, lest they want to try their luck at being target practice for Remilia's javelin throwing. We can drop by later in the hopes that Yukari is up...she's known to be a bit more reasonable than Ran..."

> Greet Lily. Do a hand stand and then greet Shizuha upside down. Make small talk and then ask for any recent rumours/happenings. Ask if they've seen Nitori lately.

(Let's see if we can get replacements for Flan and Remi...)

>"You really think they were going to do that?" asks Mystia. "The Yakumos are pretty nice, on the whole, I think. But, I guess I'm just a night sparrow, maybe they weren't interested in me?"
>"It is not Flandre I am concerned about so much as our reputations, so to speak." says Kaguya. "The younger Lady Scarlet does have a reputation, even if she does seem to have taken a more beneficially philosophical approach to life. One wonders how it reflects upon us that we just left her there and ran. Rather akin to leaving a fire on the roof, I am inclined to believe."
>You greet Lily White. "Oh, hello there!" she says, "Isn't it a lovely day?"
>You do a quick handstand, and say hello to Shizuha. All your stuff falls out of your pockets in the process. "Good afternoon, mortals!" she says with a friendly wave.
>As you pick up your dropped items, you ask about Nitori. "Oh yes," says Shizuha, "She ran past here some time ago, naked as a jaybird and quiet humiliated. I would have offered her some leaves to cover up with, but she was too mortified to stop."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 29, 2009, 06:37:24 AM
> Where can we get some of that sweet potato?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 29, 2009, 07:10:01 AM
Yeah, seriously, if Rumia and Remilia didn't try to eat us I don't see why we have to assume Ran and Yukari would.

And basically telling them that was... yeah. IRREGARDLESS.

>specifically, the ones on your chest

>check season
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 29, 2009, 07:46:15 AM
Just an assumption based on Ran's choice of words. Remember that:
A) They only had rice.
B) When we asked what's for dinner, she began her reply with 'you...' before shaking her head and saying something else.
C) She chose her words carefully when replying to Chen's request for fish.
D) We are human in this game.

If you think there is merit in returning, then by all means do so.

> Reply to Mystia: "Perhaps. But I'm human after all. I suppose next time I decide to visit I should bring proper tribute of some sort....say some fish, a meat loaf or a leg of meat...preferably from something or someone who won't miss it too much..."

> Reply to Kaguya's words with "Well, firstly, Flandre did say she would rather be alone with the yakumos. Secondly, what reputation?" Point at yourself and raise an eyebrow.

> "Nice to see that spring and autumn get along so nicely. You two are the legendary spirits of the seasons, I presume? It is truly an honour to see you in the flesh...or spirit...or, well, you get the idea. What's the word around here?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 29, 2009, 10:34:46 AM
> Mind-the-Grue wants to see hot LilyxShizuha action
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 29, 2009, 10:43:06 AM
>many do, but know better than to expect it.

>gain schizophrenia
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 29, 2009, 11:27:35 AM
> Mind-the-Grue wants to see hot LilyxShizuha action

I would not object to that, no.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 29, 2009, 02:11:32 PM
> Where can we get some of that sweet potato?

>"Oh, Minoriko's off taking care of that right now." says Shizuha. "It's coming close to her time to shine, after all!"

>check season

>Judging from the greenery and the warm, you are pretty sure it's well into summer.


> Reply to Mystia: "Perhaps. But I'm human after all. I suppose next time I decide to visit I should bring proper tribute of some sort....say some fish, a meat loaf or a leg of meat...preferably from something or someone who won't miss it too much..."

> Reply to Kaguya's words with "Well, firstly, Flandre did say she would rather be alone with the yakumos. Secondly, what reputation?" Point at yourself and raise an eyebrow.

> "Nice to see that spring and autumn get along so nicely. You two are the legendary spirits of the seasons, I presume? It is truly an honour to see you in the flesh...or spirit...or, well, you get the idea. What's the word around here?"

>Mystia nods, but it's pretty clear by her face that she doesn't consider it much of an explanation. "I suppose it would be nice to bring a gift, in case you were wrong and offended them. I still have some leftover eel and lamprey, but it's gone cold now."
>"It is true that Flandre wanted to stay." says Kaguya, "But consider that if you didn't know what you do now about her, and rather what most people thought they knew, circumstances do take on a different light. But I suppose it isn't important."
>Returning your attention to Lily and Shizuha, you get a polite chuckle from the latter as she sips at her tea without having any apparent problems being upside down. "You're too kind," says Lily. 
>"Oh, I disagree strongly," says Shizuha, "They're quite kind enough."
>"And the word?" asks Lilly, "Thun-"
>"Oh hush with that." Shizuha strokes her chin. "What's new? Hmmm. Well, you know they don't tell me anything this time of year. But~ I know Nitori has a project or two going on. Something about an ultimate death weapon and something over at Scarlet Devil Manor. Whether those are related, well Nitori is the most secretive girl, and she hardly pays me any mind this time of year. And, well, something funny has been happening at Moriya, but I couldn't tell you what."
>"Let's not forget they finally arrested Aya." adds Lily.

> Mind-the-Grue wants to see hot LilyxShizuha action
>many do, but know better than to expect it.

>gain schizophrenia

>I don't think there is anyone who would oppose this.
>Are you implying that you didn't already have it?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 30, 2009, 12:17:55 AM
> "Arrested Aya? Who and what army? We have police in Gensokyo? And, more importantly....how many panty shots did it take until people finally realized she's a menace?"

> Make a note to visit the Moriya shrine on your way up the mountain. Remember what Reimu mentioned about Sanae's armpits....

> "Death ray? That's amaz- t-terrible...how could she...oh, wait, that's what she does on a daily basis. Isn't anyone concerned?"

> "Oh, one more thing, do you by any chance know where to acquire food fit for youkai that doesn't in any way contain humans? Something like fish, perhaps. We came across some poor youkai who have nothing to eat so...oh, and secondly, ever heard of tellurium?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 30, 2009, 12:30:51 AM
> "Arrested Aya? Who and what army? We have police in Gensokyo? And, more importantly....how many panty shots did it take until people finally realized she's a menace?"

> Make a note to visit the Moriya shrine on your way up the mountain. Remember what Reimu mentioned about Sanae's armpits....

> "Death ray? That's amaz- t-terrible...how could she...oh, wait, that's what she does on a daily basis. Isn't anyone concerned?"

> "Oh, one more thing, do you by any chance know where to acquire food fit for youkai that doesn't in any way contain humans? Something like fish, perhaps. We came across some poor youkai who have nothing to eat so...oh, and secondly, ever heard of tellurium?"

>"The other tengu did it." says Lily "And...I don't know how many, but a lot. We didn't bother following the specifics of the trial, but they say that Shikieiki herself was involved as a plaintive."
>"Well," says Shizuha as you ask about Nitori, "We imagine if she gets out of control, Remilia or Yukari or someone would set her to rights."
>"Youkai eat most things," Shizuha answers after another sip of her tea. "I suppose you could go to the human village and buy something. Or maybe ask the kappa or the tengu? And, tellurium? Well, I can tell you that it's not really a part of leaves or autumn."
>Lily simply shakes her head.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 30, 2009, 01:11:09 AM
>"Huh, Shikieiki visits the main area of Gensokyo sometimes? Flandre wanted to talk to her."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 30, 2009, 01:55:39 AM
> "..." Stare at Shizuha. "...sorry...but I can't help but notice...simply...how you...you...." Clear your throat, before continuing, "...just how do you drink tea while upside down? That is simply...amazing. Could you please take me as your humble student?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 30, 2009, 03:42:28 AM
>"Huh, Shikieiki visits the main area of Gensokyo sometimes? Flandre wanted to talk to her."

"I'm not sure," says Lily. "I've never seen her, and I don't know what the circumstances were."

> "..." Stare at Shizuha. "...sorry...but I can't help but notice...simply...how you...you...." Clear your throat, before continuing, "...just how do you drink tea while upside down? That is simply...amazing. Could you please take me as your humble student?"

>"You just have to ask gravity to ease off a little," says Shizuha. "I don't think I could really teach you, though. It takes a touch of divinity, you know."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 30, 2009, 03:45:14 AM
>"♪You got the touch♫ ♩You got the power♬"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 30, 2009, 03:54:57 AM
>"♪You got the touch♫ ♩You got the power♬"

>"How kind of you to say so," Shizuha replies.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 30, 2009, 04:03:02 AM
>mentally design Optimus Shizuha
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 30, 2009, 06:36:16 AM
> WTFFFFFFFFFF???????
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 30, 2009, 04:39:55 PM
> "This is perhaps the most peaceful encounter I've had so far. It certainly is different not to suddenly lose a kidney or get random death threats. Anyhow I'm at your service. If you ever need anything, you can find me at the SDM. Just ask for the 'Master'."

> Hug everyone present, because it's a tradition. Tell Lily and Shizuha it's a custom of yours.

(darn, I wanted to take Cirno along to visit Suwako...oh well...)

> Proceed further up the mountain. Look out for anything we can pick up along the way.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 30, 2009, 10:39:40 PM
>mentally design Optimus Shizuha

>Man, if only you had something to write this down on!

> WTFFFFFFFFFF???????

>Stuff you.

> "This is perhaps the most peaceful encounter I've had so far. It certainly is different not to suddenly lose a kidney or get random death threats. Anyhow I'm at your service. If you ever need anything, you can find me at the SDM. Just ask for the 'Master'."

> Hug everyone present, because it's a tradition. Tell Lily and Shizuha it's a custom of yours.

(darn, I wanted to take Cirno along to visit Suwako...oh well...)

> Proceed further up the mountain. Look out for anything we can pick up along the way.

>Shizuha chuckles at your declaration. "Very well, then."
>Hugs are adminstered! Lily returns it well enough, But Shizuha pulls herself up to the branch out of reach, and says, "Do you really think it is appropriate to engage in such things with a deity?"
>You proceed onward, and the woods grow thicker. Less light filters through the leaves, casting many shadows about. The ground is gently but firmly inclining upwards now. Up ahead, you can hear a river and can get glimpses of a few small houses through the trees. You think you can hear some light random chatter as well.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 30, 2009, 10:42:12 PM
>Hear from a distance, and try to confirm the race of the creatures.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 31, 2009, 11:04:54 AM
The Kappa village?

> Gather as many leaves and flowers as possible and hand them to Mystia and Rumia. Then tell them to walk ahead of you and toss them into the air to herald your arrival as you sommersault your way into the village. Shout "Kapapapapapa rapapapa kappa" and sing the IOSYS candid friend song as you do so.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 12:27:25 PM
> Tell Teh_Shiz that no hug equals no faith.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 03:09:49 PM
>Hear from a distance, and try to confirm the race of the creatures.

>It's kinda hard to determine one's race via language, but they are speaking English Japanese Gensokyoan Common, so they probably aren't foreign to the land. You can't make out what they are saying, but the tones are whispered and give you a feeling that the speakers are nervous.

> Gather as many leaves and flowers as possible and hand them to Mystia and Rumia. Then tell them to walk ahead of you and toss them into the air to herald your arrival as you sommersault your way into the village. Shout "Kapapapapapa rapapapa kappa" and sing the IOSYS candid friend song as you do so.

>You gather up a decent amount of fallen leaves and flowers. IN the process, you also discover a small, one-room house hidden among the foilage! A cursory look through a window seems to suggest that no one is home; the inside looks pretty simply furnished and not all that interesting.
>"I can do that," says Mystia, as you hand her the leaves. Rumia nods and gives an affirmative-sounding bit of tinny distortion. They depart, to set up your intro. You hear a couple of startled cries and some splashes. You try to somersault in, and find that somersaulting uphill is really hard on your neck; as well as difficult to do without falling backwards. All in all, the exercise leaves you slightly less disappointed than otherwise that there's no one there besides your party. "They ran when they saw us," Mystia says, "we didn't do anything strange! ...Well, except for what you told us to, but that's it!"
>Looking about, you can see the village set among a sizable field of cattails and other riverside plants. The houses are designed to blend in with the scenery, having a sort of rounded look that makes one thing of rocks smoothed by flowing water; many of them seem to face or open directly into the river. There is one notable exception to this; a rather large warehouse at the edge of the village. There was certainly the effort made to make it look less boxy and more a part of the world around it, but there's really only so much one can do with a big ole warehouse. You don't see anyone else out except for yourselves. Obvious exits are west, south, and east.

> Tell Teh_Shiz that no hug equals no faith.

>You've left her behind, but one wonders if she heard it anyways?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 04:08:03 PM
> Why doesn't anyone tell me these things >:(
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 04:15:58 PM
> Why doesn't anyone tell me these things >:(

>Step one: Go here! (http://itcansay.com/?page=reader)
>Step two: Take text from here (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=1118.msg50115#msg50115) and paste it there!
>Step three: Click read it!
>Step four: Repeat this for all future posts. Now you will be told things!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 04:39:59 PM
> *Helepolis' avatar here*
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 31, 2009, 06:16:30 PM
> Look around for cucumbers.

> Sneak up to the warehouse. Be wary of mines and traps. If you have cucumbers, toss them in. If not, take a peek inside and check...in case there's some sort of death ray pointed at the door.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 31, 2009, 06:18:58 PM
>Kick Pesco in the carrot
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 06:22:24 PM
> It's a daikon
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 06:25:50 PM
> *Helepolis' avatar here*

>I don't think you get the text part of text parser.

> Look around for cucumbers.

> Sneak up to the warehouse. Be wary of mines and traps. If you have cucumbers, toss them in. If not, take a peek inside and check...in case there's some sort of death ray pointed at the door.

>Looking around, you find a few stray cucumbers. As well, you can see a quite a few cucumber patches, but they don't seem to be ripe just yet.
>You sneak up on the warehouse. You don't see anything that looks like a trap, and you probably wouldn't see a mine until it converted your leg into a fine mist. Regardless, you manage to reach the warehouse in one piece. The doors; both the large main doors and the side door that seems to be for people use; are closed. This neatly foils any attempts to toss in cucumbers.

>Kick Pesco in the carrot

>Your attempt leaves you laying flat on your back. Zengar, you blockhead!

> It's a daikon

>Gross.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 31, 2009, 06:48:11 PM
> Look for other entrances.

> Failing that, create one by any means necessary.

> Failing that...go look in the river for the other kappas. Shout and say you come in peace and stuff like that.

> Fail.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 08:12:09 PM
> Look for other entrances.

> Failing that, create one by any means necessary.

> Failing that...go look in the river for the other kappas. Shout and say you come in peace and stuff like that.

> Fail.

>You find two entrances! One is the large doors at the front of the warehouse; another is a smaller door off to the side. Both are closed, but one imagines with proper manipulation of fingers and thumb, such an obstacle can be overcome.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 31, 2009, 08:15:04 PM
>Moxious maneuver
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 31, 2009, 08:17:39 PM
>left shin battering ram
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 08:25:26 PM
>Moxious maneuver

>You're not sure that you are doing it right. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3quTc2-GyM)

>left shin battering ram

>With a cry of "TIGER!", you let your left shin fly at the smaller door, and bash it open. Ow fuck fuck fuck fuck fucking FUCK! Your shin! Dammit! Good thing the door wasn't locked!
>"Waah!" comes the voice of Nitori inside. "Who's there!?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 08:26:53 PM
> Mafikeng (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafikeng)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on July 31, 2009, 08:28:21 PM
>"owfuckowfuckow"
>get up, cough
>"The new owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, here out of curiosity at what the previous owners have asked for."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 08:34:55 PM
> Mafikeng (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafikeng)
>"owfuckowfuckow"
>get up, cough
>"The new owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, here out of curiosity at what the previous owners have asked for."

>"I didn't hear nothing about Parsee changing her name or her gender!" says Nitori; you can her her approaching. "And she sure doesn't go around kicking people's doors down! ...Well, not mine anyways! Yet!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 08:53:59 PM
> We're here to check her meter.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 31, 2009, 09:05:06 PM
> "Don't recognize me? Remember the power pole? Electric cables? you taking a bite then going off into lala land? I heard you got into a spot of trouble right after. Something about returning to nature or similar. What happened?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 09:12:18 PM
> We're here to check her meter.

>"What?" says Nitori, as she appears at the door. "Hey, you look kinda familiar."

> "Don't recognize me? Remember the power pole? Electric cables? you taking a bite then going off into lala land? I heard you got into a spot of trouble right after. Something about returning to nature or similar. What happened?"

>"Oh yeah, that's why you look familiar," says Nitori. Then she slams the door. You hear it lock.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on July 31, 2009, 09:19:39 PM
> "Right...what have I done to deserve that? I'm sort of here on business so let's try and get the pleasantries out of the way ASAP."

(let's feign innocence regarding the clothes)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 09:24:04 PM
>Nitori doesn't seem to be answering. But you do hear what sounds like an engine revving up.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on July 31, 2009, 09:31:32 PM
> FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on July 31, 2009, 11:34:15 PM
> FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!

>While there are no fires yet, that engine just started. It is rather loud.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on July 31, 2009, 11:42:13 PM
>Brace for impact
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 12:09:55 AM
>Brace for impact

>You brace for impact. In the meantime, the bay door starts to open. Yes, that engine is pretty loud.
>"What'd you do to her?" Mystia asks, nervously watching the door open."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 12:14:15 AM
>"Let's say I helped her to do something that she would regret. But this is with me only, so everybody, stand back and run."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 01, 2009, 04:15:12 AM
>hand Mystia the SDM deed. You won't need it where you're going. Just in case.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 04:29:51 AM
>"Let's say I helped her to do something that she would regret. But this is with me only, so everybody, stand back and run."

>"Oh, I see," says Mystia, clearly understanding the undertone of the whole situation. "Um, if there's anything I can do, shout and I'll see if I can."
>You give Mystia the deed. "I'll keep it safe," she says with a nod.
>The door opens fully, and a terrible machine rumbles out from the warehouse. It is painted green, with huge wheels on the front and smaller ones in the back. In front of it is a huge rotating sort frame, lined with knives, easily wide enough to devour several people at once. You can see Nitori in it's cockpit at the device's forefront, glaring at you as she turns the machine toward you. It seems to turn smaller rear wheels, meaning that it can take corners very tightly. It is without a doubt the most terrible engine of war that you could ever conceive! (http://www.mascus.com/images/ProductImages/kragmann/3375_1.jpg)
>Nitori lifts a megaphone to her lips, as she straightens her slaughter engine and begins rumbling toward you. "You're gonna pay, jarkface!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 01, 2009, 04:33:29 AM
>ha! ultimate non elemetal!!!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 04:34:17 AM
Idea!
>Check if Mystia's still holding the needles, and if she is, how large are they
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 04:42:00 AM
>ha! ultimate non elemetal!!!

>my ten thousad angles beat u

>Check if Mystia's still holding the needles, and if she is, how large are they

>Mystia does still have the spare needles. There are ten of them. They are regular sewing needles that you looted from Alice's Storeroom, a bit more than an inch long.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 04:48:35 AM
Balls, the needles are far too small.
>Can we jump over the blades unharmed?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 04:53:08 AM
>Can we jump over the blades unharmed?

>In theory, you may be able to. It would be a close call, and failure would cost you a lot more than your kidney. However, the problem with this is that there really isn't much to give a decent foothold on the other side of the rotating blades, nor much that you can reliably grasp onto. So even if you were to clear it, chances are you'd land on a bad spot and fall right back onto it.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 04:58:37 AM
>Any possible uses for the Orky cuirass?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on August 01, 2009, 04:59:12 AM
>Quadruple back somersault over that death machine and then land with the amazing grace and flair of Rinnosuke's [Manly Sign]

>Twistkick Mcflip
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 01, 2009, 04:59:37 AM
>alternate battle plan: Throw something in to screw up the inner wheels to prevent rotation and punch Nitori in the face

>inventory
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 01, 2009, 05:02:48 AM
> "Hey, hey, I help you out, and this is what I get?! What on earth did I do to deserve THIS?! If this is about the rumours I heard about you running around in your birthday suit, I had nothing to do with that!"

> Run around the machine and flank it from behind. It must have steps for Nitori to get up to the cockpit. Find them and climb.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 05:25:25 AM
>Any possible uses for the Orky cuirass?

>It'll give you some protection against being stabbed and slashed about the chest and torso, but it's probably not got the strength to really keep you from being eaten by a bloodshed engine.

>Quadruple back somersault over that death machine and then land with the amazing grace and flair of Rinnosuke's [Manly Sign]

>Twistkick Mcflip

>If you could do that, you wouldn't be in this mess to begin with.

>alternate battle plan: Throw something in to screw up the inner wheels to prevent rotation and punch Nitori in the face

>inventory

>Your Inventory Contains
>Aspirin
>Ibuprofen
>Heal Brand potion.
>Antacids
>Cough Drops
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>The Clothes on your Back
>Cement Boot (In Rumia's Possession)
>Plastic Doll Bits
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>The Doctor's Hat (Worn as Hat)
>Meiling's Star (Worn as accessory)
>Orky Cuirass (Worn as armor)
>Deed to Scarlet Devil Manor
>Straw Broom
>Chip Bag Mask
>Assorted Stainless Steel Parts of Something Mechanical
>The Autobiography of Malcolm X
>Frozen Frog (Partially thawed)

> "Hey, hey, I help you out, and this is what I get?! What on earth did I do to deserve THIS?! If this is about the rumours I heard about you running around in your birthday suit, I had nothing to do with that!"

> Run around the machine and flank it from behind. It must have steps for Nitori to get up to the cockpit. Find them and climb.

>"I saw you do it!" Nitori shouts back. "Don't try to lie to me!"
>You can see a ladder leader up to the cockpit, but that would involve running around the machine. You try to, but Nitori simply angles it toward you again. You'll need a more open area for this to work, or to get around it some other way.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 05:33:05 AM
>Cement boot tiem.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 05:38:52 AM
>Cement boot tiem.

>You take the Cement Boot from Rumia, who is hiding behind you presently.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 05:40:21 AM
>"Everybody get as far as possible!"
>Get that bitchin' motor stuck with the boot
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 05:53:50 AM
>"Everybody get as far as possible!"
>Get that bitchin' motor stuck with the boot

>You tell the others to flee. Mystia and Kaguya needed no encouragement, having already fled. Rumia withdraws as well, now.
>You take the Cement Boot in hand, and toss it into the blades. It bounces around the rotor a bit, making some awful noises, before it is shuffled into a sort of screw in the back that collects it up, and seems to draw the boot toward chute leading into the bloodshed machine. Then it catches; and with a loud metallic groan, the blades shudder to a halt!
>"Ah hell!" Nitori shouts, "I'll just have to run you over!" Though the blades aren't that much a threat anymore, she still seems capable of her newly declared course of action; and is getting quite close.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 05:56:52 AM
>And now that we have stopped the blades, we can safely climb the machine from the front
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 01, 2009, 05:57:14 AM
> Lay the smackdown on her kappa ass.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 06:03:39 AM
>And now that we have stopped the blades, we can safely climb the machine from the front

>Well, not safely, but plausibly. You set about doing this, damn near getting run over in the process.  The rotors you use as a foothold shift perilously under your weight. But for the moment, you think you can get to the cockpit.

> Lay the smackdown on her kappa ass.

>You dive for the latter, catching onto it from the foothold you had secured! And you find...that Nitori locked it. She gives you a baleful look from the cockpit.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 06:05:16 AM
At least she can't attack us there.
>Get moxious
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 01, 2009, 06:10:05 AM
> Rain Zimbabwean protest mob justice upon her door.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 06:15:32 AM
>Get moxious

>Sadly, you have no Moxie to drink.

> Rain Zimbabwean protest mob justice upon her door.

>You try to break through the door, but with your bare hands you aren't going to get very far. At least not while hanging off of a ladder on a speeding violence engine.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 06:19:43 AM
>Check if the steel parts can unlock or break the door
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 06:28:04 AM
>Check if the steel parts can unlock or break the door

>The Stainless Steel Parts are a collection of loose cogs, springs, and screws, a rogue spark plug, and other such objects. None of them seem very useful for window breaking, but you may be able to slide a flange among them along the edge of the door.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 06:32:48 AM
>Lockpick like a motherfucker
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 01, 2009, 06:34:21 AM
> Turn any loose steel parts into steal parts.
> Spark plugs are good for smashing car windows. Use it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 06:39:07 AM
>Lockpick like a motherfucker

>You slide the flange through the edge of the door, and feel the lock give way with little resistance. The door flies open, nearly hitting you in the face.

> Turn any loose steel parts into steal parts.
> Spark plugs are good for smashing car windows. Use it.

>Having already dealt with the door; you were too close to effectively whip a spark plug anyways, you instead toss it at Nitori and bounce it off her head as she tries to bring the slaughter machine to a stop. "Ow!" she cries. "That's it!"

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 01, 2009, 06:50:18 AM
>Play the drums with Nitori's head.
>No, Break the drums instead.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Mr_Bob on August 01, 2009, 09:57:32 AM
>If there are any wires underneath the dashboard that are grabable, give them a ferocious yank and jam the live end into the kappa.

>Upon failing (or succeeding) the previous, comandeer the wheel to drive into the river, bodily latch onto Nitori hurl yourselves out. If feeling nice, have Nitori land on you, if not: Body Slam Time.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
>Play the drums with Nitori's head.
>No, Break the drums instead.

>Nitori is desperately trying to bring the murder engine to a stop, giving you time to punch her in the head. "Augh stoppit!" she cries.

>If there are any wires underneath the dashboard that are grabable, give them a ferocious yank and jam the live end into the kappa.

>Upon failing (or succeeding) the previous, comandeer the wheel to drive into the river, bodily latch onto Nitori hurl yourselves out. If feeling nice, have Nitori land on you, if not: Body Slam Time.

>You look for loose wires, but don't find any.
>While you are looking, Nitori grabs your left hand. Suddenly you feel fingers bending in ways they aren't supposed to, and then your wrist following! Distracted by pain, Nitori is easily able to kick you out of the bloodshed engine. You land in a patch of cattails, you hand aching like crazy, as Nitori leaps out from the machine herself, taking a stance. "Never heard of Koppo, have you!" she says.
>You don't think your left hand is broken, but it hurts enough that using it will be difficult.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 01, 2009, 05:06:04 PM
>whistle for comrades, and note that kappa tastes delicious

>broom-fu
>lock left hand in tight grip, that shouldn't be too difficult to manage
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 01, 2009, 05:13:08 PM
> BROFIST Nitori in the vleis when we get the chance.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 05:29:01 PM
>whistle for comrades, and note that kappa tastes delicious

>broom-fu
>lock left hand in tight grip, that shouldn't be too difficult to manage

>You give a loud whistle. You see Kaguya poke her head around a house she was hiding behind.
>You then ready your broom, which prompts Nitori to take a step back.

> BROFIST Nitori in the vleis when we get the chance.

>You keep an eye open for the opportunity.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 01, 2009, 05:38:04 PM
> "Look, honestly, I don't know what you're talking about! Unless....unless that penny wraith possessed me! That's it, that accursed hobo penny! A million years of rust upon its pathetic existence! Look, I don't want this to turn messy! I'll make up for what that wraith did, within reason!" Raise your broom. "Don't make me do this! I took lessons from Marisa!"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 05:46:12 PM
> "Look, honestly, I don't know what you're talking about! Unless....unless that penny wraith possessed me! That's it, that accursed hobo penny! A million years of rust upon its pathetic existence! Look, I don't want this to turn messy! I'll make up for what that wraith did, within reason!" Raise your broom. "Don't make me do this! I took lessons from Marisa!"

>"You sure didn't looked possessed!" Nitori replies, watching you for an opening, "And if you were it's still your fault for getting possessed in the first place!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 01, 2009, 06:04:16 PM
> It had me cucumbers. What could I do?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 01, 2009, 06:34:57 PM
> "Tch, if that's how you're going to be then fine! Looks like I'll have to beat some sense into you! Now! Grab her from behind!" Once she looks back, tackle her into the ground while she's distracted and pin her arms with the broom. Tie her up with whatever you could muster.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 01, 2009, 07:01:22 PM
> It had me cucumbers. What could I do?

>"Oh whatever!" she says, looking particularly insulted now.

> "Tch, if that's how you're going to be then fine! Looks like I'll have to beat some sense into you! Now! Grab her from behind!" Once she looks back, tackle her into the ground while she's distracted and pin her arms with the broom. Tie her up with whatever you could muster.

>She does look back. To add to the illusion, Kaguya takes this moment to charge at her. Given Kaguya's clothing, this really isn't as effective as it could be. But it's good enough for you to enact your plan, using your superior density and broom to pin her. "Agh! Lemme go!" she cries. Unfortunately, you have nothing to tie down with, and no free hands to do it. As well, she's trying to kick you in the shins.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 02, 2009, 03:56:26 AM
> Tell Kaguya to sit on her arms. Now sit on her legs. "Ok, are we going to settle this the nice way, or the not so nice way? All I ask is that you believe me."

> If she refuses to cooperate, tie her up with the clothes on your back. If that fails, mix four parts cough drops, 2 parts ibuprofen, 3 parts aspirin, crush them, and mix them in a bit of the heal brand potion. For reference, use 12 cough drops. Wave it in front of her and tell her "Listen to me or I force this down your throat. One way or another, I need you too cooperate."

> Force it down her throat if she refuses to cooperate. This should make her more open to....'suggestions'.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 04:39:42 AM
> Tell Kaguya to sit on her arms. Now sit on her legs. "Ok, are we going to settle this the nice way, or the not so nice way? All I ask is that you believe me."

> If she refuses to cooperate, tie her up with the clothes on your back. If that fails, mix four parts cough drops, 2 parts ibuprofen, 3 parts aspirin, crush them, and mix them in a bit of the heal brand potion. For reference, use 12 cough drops. Wave it in front of her and tell her "Listen to me or I force this down your throat. One way or another, I need you too cooperate."

> Force it down her throat if she refuses to cooperate. This should make her more open to....'suggestions'.

>Kaguya does so, kneeling down on Nitori's arms and pinning them in place. You likewise pin her legs in place. "Knew I should have paid better attention to master..." she mutters. Then in a more normal tone, "Fine, what do you want! Haven't you given me more than enough trouble already? Why'd Hina let a guy like you up here, anyways?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 02, 2009, 06:32:38 AM
> "Look, honest to whatever deity can hear me, I don't know what happened. I heard the rumours after and wondered about that. All I remember is leaving you behind after you zapped yourself. Nothing more. Hina? Didn't see her on the way up. As for what I need, I need to know what Parsee is building. I heard something about a death ray. Will it endanger Gensokyo? If it will then I'll need you to cooperate with me in stopping her. She already has the last piece."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 03:01:35 PM
> "Look, honest to whatever deity can hear me, I don't know what happened. I heard the rumours after and wondered about that. All I remember is leaving you behind after you zapped yourself. Nothing more. Hina? Didn't see her on the way up. As for what I need, I need to know what Parsee is building. I heard something about a death ray. Will it endanger Gensokyo? If it will then I'll need you to cooperate with me in stopping her. She already has the last piece."

>"I was there! I saw you do it! Don't lie to me!" She struggles for a moment, achieving nothing. "And don't be talking about that project. You never know when someone might overhear." She takes a moment to look around as well as she can. Then she says, "It's something me and Patchy have been working on, and Patchy never really told me what her spells were doing, okay? But, I'll tell you what I was doing. It's pretty much just some wiring and batteries, easy stuff. Just on a big scale. I'm not sure what they're going to do with it once the magic's in, but what I made set up to move around and store power. If they got that thing they needed, then I need to get up there and do the last fine tuning! So lemme go or Yugi will snap you like a cucumber!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on August 02, 2009, 03:12:10 PM
>Stuff Nitori with whatever drugs you have on you. If that doesn't calm her down/put her to sleep, knock her out with the Cement Boot.

>Drag Nitori back to SDM
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 06:26:44 PM
>Using your superior leverage, you pour a cocktail of several aspirin, ibuprofen, cough drops, and the Heal Brand Potion down Nitori's throat. This doesn't really knock her out or calm her down, but it does make her very sick. After throwing up rather violently; Kaguya generously allows Nitori to turn over on her side for this. Afterwards, Nitori is weak enough you deem it unnecessary to subdue her further.
>"Wow," says Mystia, sidling up to you, "I was gonna say, there was probably some rope around. But she did try to kill us, so I suppose I'm not feeling too sympathetic."
>"Wasn't gonna kill you," Nitori mutters. "Just wanted," she stops to take a shuddering breath, "to make you crap your pants or something..."
>You start to drag Nitori back to Scarlet Devil Manor. Rumia helpfully takes her by the arms, sparing the chance that you might catch her on a rock. Nitori doesn't try to fight back, just groaning every so often. Along the way, you can hear some boisterousness from the Yakumo household.
>Without too much trouble, you reach the gates of Scarlet Devil Manor. Ah, home sweet home. "Hey gang," says Hong Meiling, apparently unconcerned with Nitori being carried in whilst groaning.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 02, 2009, 06:53:08 PM
Clearly this is a common occurrence after she gets ahold of some voltage.

>mental note: Get some down from Mokou to work around Rumia's condition, and/or ask Flandre about fixing the broken/dead part after fixing the distortion part when we next see her

>"Greetings, comrade. What did we miss?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 07:00:37 PM
>mental note: Get some down from Mokou to work around Rumia's condition, and/or ask Flandre about fixing the broken/dead part after fixing the distortion part when we next see her

>"Greetings, comrade. What did we miss?"

>"Not a whole lot. A fish jumped out of the lake to snatch a dragonfly." says China. "Boss said to get Nitori to the library pronto, though."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 02, 2009, 07:03:15 PM
>Say "Awesome!" at the fish part, and then send her to the library after warning her that something bad may happen.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 07:14:28 PM
>Say "Awesome!" at the fish part, and then send her to the library after warning her that something bad may happen.

>You let Nitori go, and she stumbles into the mansion.
>"So where'd you leave Flandre?" asks Meiling.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 02, 2009, 07:21:51 PM
>"She decided to stay with the Yakumos for a while."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 07:31:39 PM
>"She decided to stay with the Yakumos for a while."

>"That'll probably end in tears." says Hong Meiling.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 02, 2009, 07:33:32 PM
>"Uh.... What? Why?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 02, 2009, 07:34:38 PM
> We'll just be cruising through (http://www.youtube.com/user/Goldfishlive#play/uploads/5/Vp56Vcaxlp4)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 02, 2009, 07:42:10 PM
>"Uh.... What? Why?"

>"Just a hunch," says Meiling with a shrug. "I mean, can you imagine Chen and Flandre in the same house?"

> We'll just be cruising through (http://www.youtube.com/user/Goldfishlive#play/uploads/5/Vp56Vcaxlp4)

>China frowns. "Hey..."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on August 04, 2009, 04:35:05 AM
>Follow Nitori into the mansion while thinking about Chen and Flandre hawt lesbian sex in the same room as each other
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 05:41:52 AM
>Follow Nitori into the mansion while thinking about Chen and Flandre hawt lesbian sex in the same room as each other

>You follow Nitori into the mansion. She walks into the library, stumbling a bit. There, you find Yugi and Parsee waiting, apparently sharing some tea. "It's about time," says Parsee. Then she looks at Nitori. "You look like hell. That electricity is bad for you."
>"Yeah yeah, whatever," Nitori grumbles, as she walks toward the stairway that Patchouli revealed some time ago. "Let's get this show on the road. I wanna go home and drink myself into oblivion like the rest of Gensokyo." Yugi frowns, but says nothing.
>You follow the trio into second basement. Unlike the path to Flandre's domicile, this one continues straight ahead rather than curving around. From the look of it, the stairway is quite old; apparently the manor has its share of secret rooms in case they are needed. Thankfully, some old incandescent lights that appear to have been installed some time after the original construction keep the darkness at bay.
>After well over a minute of descending, the stairway opens to a wide and surprisingly open chamber. Immediately, the single object dominating the chamber captures your attention. It is a large machine set within a recess in the floor, its shiny steel almost an affront to the dingy and ancient stone around it. It seems to be made of overlapping plates, with curious glass plates set over gems. Two large cables feed into it from the ground. It has a curious sort of quality about it that brings to mind some kind of armored creature. (http://www.videogamesprites.net/ChronoTrigger/Enemies/BlackOmen/Mammon%20M.gif). Nitori goes to examine it, lifting up one of the plates.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 04, 2009, 06:05:51 AM
> Press the red button
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 06:16:03 AM
> Press the red button

>You can't find a red button immediately, so you go to have a closer look. Then you feel a hand clamp down on your shoulder. Looking back, you see Yugi is restraining you from getting closer. "It's not for touching," she says, "and you can see it just fine from here."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 04, 2009, 07:16:04 AM
> Press Yugi's red button
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 08:01:09 AM
> Press Yugi's red button

>Yugi doesn't have any conveniently accessable buttons. So you press her horn, instead. "Hey, cut that out!" she says.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 04, 2009, 09:58:42 AM
> "Holy....I hope that's for bedroom use only. If yes then you two need to get serious help. You could seriously poke someone's eye out with that...and a lot of other soft bits too! Don't you two play any games?"

> "Before I assist you any further, you should tell us what you're planning with that thing. I hope you're not planning anything....questionable with that. Remember the terms for my assistance. If it's for any nefarious ends..."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 04, 2009, 11:21:41 AM
> If there's evil going down. It better be Getting Down.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 04, 2009, 11:58:58 AM
The reason why i can't be more active here is because internet in Poland sucks, BUT I HAVE RETURNED TEMPORARILY.

> Ask Yuugi if she will CAVE you.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 04, 2009, 12:36:52 PM
>HORN MISAIRU HASHA
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 04, 2009, 01:17:53 PM
>ask Kaguya if Eirin's real name is Melchior
>nostalgia
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 04:26:01 PM
> "Holy....I hope that's for bedroom use only. If yes then you two need to get serious help. You could seriously poke someone's eye out with that...and a lot of other soft bits too! Don't you two play any games?"

> "Before I assist you any further, you should tell us what you're planning with that thing. I hope you're not planning anything....questionable with that. Remember the terms for my assistance. If it's for any nefarious ends..."

>Yugi grins are your first statement, and simply says, "Heh."
>"Oh, just some insurance," says Parsee. "We both know there's just too many people out there waiting in the wings to cause trouble for people just mind their own business."

> If there's evil going down. It better be Getting Down.

>Nitori doesn't look like she's well enough for such acrobatics. Really, it's kinda impressive that she's standing at all right now.

> Ask Yuugi if she will CAVE you.

>"Naw."

>HORN MISAIRU HASHA

>Haven't you learned anything from Nitori's plight?

>ask Kaguya if Eirin's real name is Melchior
>nostalgia

>Kaguya shakes her head, while giving that machine a rather distasteful look.
>After checking all the panels and adjusting a few things, Nitori looks up. "It's ready to go, Parsee. I'm gonna go lay down, alright?"
>"As you like." says Parsee as she approaches the machine. "And thank you Nitori. We'll have your pay ready shortly."
>"Goodie," mutters Nitori, as reaches the stairs, and give them a look akin to a how one would look at a mountain that sprung up in one's path overnight.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 04, 2009, 06:05:30 PM
> Ask Yuugi who the other 2 devas of the mountain are.

> Stand on your hands while peeing.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 06:53:27 PM
> Ask Yuugi who the other 2 devas of the mountain are.

> Stand on your hands while peeing.

>"Eh, somewhere else," says Yugi. "They'll show up when they're ready, so I'd just as soon let 'em be, y'know?"
>Digestion doesn't work that way!
>Parsee takes out the Coin of Hodgman, and sets it into a recess in the machine, then closes a protective cover over it. "Finally," she says softly, then waves her hand over one of the glass-covered recesses, and mutters something you can't really make out. In response, the machine begins to emit a low hum.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 04, 2009, 06:55:09 PM
> Hum a tune to go along with it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 07:57:15 PM
> Hum a tune to go along with it.

>Hum. Hum. Hum. Hey, you could probably get a half decent acapella base out of this if you had Flandre around.
>The machine's humming is becoming louder, and more complex as other mechanical sounds start to join in on it. Of more immediate concern, a wispy white aura begins to manifest around Parsee. She giggles, and spreads her arms out as though inviting it.
>This prompts Rumia to stand beside Parsee and mimic her, though she gives less of a giggle and more of an incoherent distortion.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 04, 2009, 09:28:19 PM
...Shit will happen. I feel it.
>If you see a massive beam of power of anything flying at Parsee, tackle her and receive it yourself.
>If you feel it's dangerous, then don't.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 04, 2009, 11:48:15 PM
>If you see a massive beam of power of anything flying at Parsee, tackle her and receive it yourself.
>If you feel it's dangerous, then don't.

>There are no beams or such, but the aura around Parsee grows more intense, then flares up suddenly! Your vision is washed out in the light; you hear the others, including Yugi, cry out in surprise. You shield your eyes until the brightness flares down. When you can see again, the aura around Parsee has vanished. Her legs wobble, and she falls back. Yugi rushes forward and catches her. Parsee just sighs, and reaches behind herself to hug Yugi around the neck.
>"How do you feel, Parse?" Yugi asks.
>"How do I feel?" says Parsee, in a distant tone, as she cranes her head back and kisses Yugi under the jaw. "I feel like getting even. I feel like getting even with a whole bunch of people."
>You notice that the machine is giving off a plume of smoke.
>Quest status: Parsee's Plot completed.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 05, 2009, 12:27:10 AM
Fuck, shit hits the fan.
>What was that?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 12:35:46 AM
>What was that?

>"Nothing much," says Parsee in a voice that sounds like she's fighting off a yawn. "I just took the coin's power."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 05, 2009, 12:38:23 AM
>Mental note: If she starts speaking randomly, run like a fucker.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 02:18:30 AM
>Where'd we leave the proton pack again?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 02:24:28 AM
>Mental note: If she starts speaking randomly, run like a fucker.

>This is often a good idea whether it is Parsee or not. Then again, Rumia has yet to slit your throat.

>Where'd we leave the proton pack again?

>You traded it to Rinnosuke, if I recall correctly.
>Parsee and Yugi depart, leaving you alone in the basement.
>"This is a bad thing, isn't it?" Mystia asks softly.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 02:38:17 AM
>"More than likely."

>... inspect funky machine for Tellurium or whatever it was Eirin wanted
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 05, 2009, 02:42:30 AM
> "I've defeated the coin once before, I can do it again, Parsee or no. I just hope I can do that before....oh Suwako, she's going to go get even...that means Reimu, Marisa, and possibly Alice, Yukari, Aya, Patchouli, Nitori, and Suika are in hot water....the closest one is Nitori, let's go make sure she's ok. Then we have to go find Marisa and Reimu, whoever's closest."

> Go find Nitori. Go find Remilia and Sakuya as well. See if Remi is still dressed as Nitori.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 02:46:53 AM
>"More than likely."

>... inspect funky machine for Tellurium or whatever it was Eirin wanted

>Mystia nods. "I...think I'm going to need a hug," she says to Kaguya, whom quietly administers such.
>Inspecting the machine, you find a lot of wires and such, many of which have been melted. As well, you find the chamber where Parsee placed the Hobo Penny; the coin has been reduced to a small pile of copper slag." You can see some silvery melted metal in another part of the machine that you think you can take.

> "I've defeated the coin once before, I can do it again, Parsee or no. I just hope I can do that before....oh Suwako, she's going to go get even...that means Reimu, Marisa, and possibly Alice, Yukari, Aya, Patchouli, Nitori, and Suika are in hot water....the closest one is Nitori, let's go make sure she's ok. Then we have to go find Marisa and Reimu, whoever's closest."

> Go find Nitori. Go find Remilia and Sakuya as well. See if Remi is still dressed as Nitori.

>Kaguya nods in agreement with this reasoning. Unfortunately, you don't know exactly where those people are.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 05, 2009, 02:57:11 AM
> Take the silvery metal. Take as much as you can. Salvage anything else usable from your surroundings.

> Go up to Sakuya's room. Keep an eye out for Nitori as you go. "We'll be needing all the firepower we can get, just to be sure. Sakuya works for me now, technically, so I should be able to ask her to assist us. Tch...if anything happens, it'd be my fault..." Well, we don't feel any guilt, I know, but put on a tormented, haunted look, in hopes for party sympathy. And I'll be darned if only Rumia cares...

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 03:42:03 AM
> Take the silvery metal. Take as much as you can. Salvage anything else usable from your surroundings.

> Go up to Sakuya's room. Keep an eye out for Nitori as you go. "We'll be needing all the firepower we can get, just to be sure. Sakuya works for me now, technically, so I should be able to ask her to assist us. Tch...if anything happens, it'd be my fault..." Well, we don't feel any guilt, I know, but put on a tormented, haunted look, in hopes for party sympathy. And I'll be darned if only Rumia cares...

>You collect a fist-sized chunk of silvery metal, the melted hobo penny, and a length of copper wire.
>You exit the basement chamber and make your speech, Kaguya and Mystia nodding along. Re-emerging into the library, you see Nitori sitting at the table where Patchouli once was, her face buried in her arms. She doesn't seem much worse off than when you left her.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 03:43:34 AM
>offer her the copper wire
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 05, 2009, 04:05:37 AM
> "Nitori...look, I'm sorry. I don't know what comes over me sometimes. But that doesn't matter right now. There are more urgent matters. If my reasoning is correct, right now, you're in danger. You and everyone else involved in the subteranean spirits incident. Parsee is out to get even. I want to help. Will you let me?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 04:15:45 AM
>offer her the copper wire

>She looks up at the wire. "Thanks, but I got more than a enough of that crap."

> "Nitori...look, I'm sorry. I don't know what comes over me sometimes. But that doesn't matter right now. There are more urgent matters. If my reasoning is correct, right now, you're in danger. You and everyone else involved in the subteranean spirits incident. Parsee is out to get even. I want to help. Will you let me?"

>"Eh, whatever. Parsee said we're even, so I'm not too worried about her. And if she's going to get even with Marisa, or Yukari, or Suika...well, good luck there. I guess Aya and Alice might have something to worry about, if she sics Yugi on them."

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 04:17:07 AM
>"Yeah, about that... I'm not sure how much she's going to need to rely on Yuugi now."
>relate the Hobo Penny incident
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 05, 2009, 04:19:29 AM
If she gets to Alice, then it's one less problem.
And about Aya... I don't think we can get that fast to the Mountain.
>Ponder options, with an awesome thinking theme.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 04:28:25 AM
>"Yeah, about that... I'm not sure how much she's going to need to rely on Yuugi now."
>relate the Hobo Penny incident

>Nitori listens as you mention the events. "Huh. That sounds pretty messed up. But, well, what does that really equal out to? Like, she has some kind of power? What is it? And is it bad enough to really mess with Suika or Yukari?"

>Ponder options, with an awesome thinking theme.

>Awesome thinking theme. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmqtz6_iiDc) It seems your options are to try to stop Parsee now, try to learn more, try to trip her up indirectly, or just wash your hands of the whole thing.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 05, 2009, 04:30:53 AM
> Wash your hands so that we don't get infected by H1N1.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 04:34:26 AM
>"I don't know exactly what it is, but after going through all that to get it and being confident about being able to exact her revenge, it might not be good to take chances.
Plus, I don't think Suika and Yukari would like to hear about your part in enabling this, if Parsee does manage to annoy them."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 04:44:25 AM
> Wash your hands so that we don't get infected by H1N1.

>You make a note to do this when you get back to the lake.

>"I don't know exactly what it is, but after going through all that to get it and being confident about being able to exact her revenge, it might not be good to take chances.
Plus, I don't think Suika and Yukari would like to hear about your part in enabling this, if Parsee does manage to annoy them."

>"Okay, fine. So what do you expect me to do? I'm still trying to keep my guts from leaping out of my throat after you poisoned me!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 05, 2009, 04:45:44 AM
>"You gotta understand that was a "You or Me" moment, and I did it to survive."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 04:49:24 AM
>"You gotta understand that was a "You or Me" moment, and I did it to survive."

>"Doesn't change facts, does it?" Nitori says. "So what are you expecting me to do, again?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 05:33:05 AM
>"I'm thinking we could visit Patchouli and find out exactly what the hell she was trying to do, between the two main constructors of her little mad machine. Assuming Eirin's gotten her in speaking condition.
For the moment, I don't suppose you know what this silvery stuff is?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 06:11:16 AM
>"I'm thinking we could visit Patchouli and find out exactly what the hell she was trying to do, between the two main constructors of her little mad machine. Assuming Eirin's gotten her in speaking condition.
For the moment, I don't suppose you know what this silvery stuff is?"

>"I could with a visit to Eirin..." Nitori mumbles.
>She looks at the silvery lump. "Oh that? I think it was a sheet of cadium telluride. Salvaged it out of a some kind of funny panel that I bought off Rinnosuke. The stuff does a good job sucking in radiated energy; Patchy wanted it for something with that machine. Guessing the whole thing's slagged now?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 05, 2009, 06:34:56 AM
> Acquire the piece of cadium telluride. Pay the mana cost with Boseiju so that we won't have to deal with counters.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 05, 2009, 12:51:44 PM
> "Okay, as a token of my apology, I'll carry you to Eirin's, and I'll even take on another favour to pay for your medical bill. Then can we put all the hostilities behind us? Gensokyo doesn't need another feud. If Parsee doesn't get us, Suika, Yukari, Marisa, Alice or Reimu will, followed with a huge humiliating extra from Aya."

> "By the way, you wouldn't happen to know where to get pure tellurium, would you? It'd be good if we can get some before we head back to Eirin. Maybe there's a way to purify the tellurium out of this cadmium telluride?"

> Sew the cadmium telluride into your orky cuirass for added protection vs radiation, just in case Parsee decides to reenact Fallout.

> Go up to find Sakuya and Remilia. Start with Sakuya's room.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 05:09:18 PM
> Acquire the piece of cadium telluride. Pay the mana cost with Boseiju so that we won't have to deal with counters.

>You don't control enough lands.

> "Okay, as a token of my apology, I'll carry you to Eirin's, and I'll even take on another favour to pay for your medical bill. Then can we put all the hostilities behind us? Gensokyo doesn't need another feud. If Parsee doesn't get us, Suika, Yukari, Marisa, Alice or Reimu will, followed with a huge humiliating extra from Aya."

> "By the way, you wouldn't happen to know where to get pure tellurium, would you? It'd be good if we can get some before we head back to Eirin. Maybe there's a way to purify the tellurium out of this cadmium telluride?"

> Sew the cadmium telluride into your orky cuirass for added protection vs radiation, just in case Parsee decides to reenact Fallout.

> Go up to find Sakuya and Remilia. Start with Sakuya's room.

>"Yeah, sure." say Nitori. "Bygones and stuff. Just pick me up before you go. Not in the mood for all those stairs."
>She looks the lump over. "Yeah, I could probably refine it at my shop."
>You affix the lump to your Orky Cuirass. Now it is a Fancy Orky Cuirass!
>You return to the tower, and the antechamber leading to Sakuya and Parsee's room. You can here voices inside Sakuya's room.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 05, 2009, 05:46:29 PM
> Eavesdrop.

> Once we've listened in on everything interesting, knock politely. Tell them it's the sandman.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 05:55:23 PM
> Eavesdrop.

> Once we've listened in on everything interesting, knock politely. Tell them it's the sandman.

>Listening in, you can hear what sounds like Sakuya weeping, and Remilia saying, "Damn it, Sakuya, how you convince everyone you're some hard-boiled serial killer, I'll never know. Now come on, chin up girl."
>Things fall quiet, prompting you to knock and introduce yourself. "Yeah, what?" says Remilia, cutting off whatever Sakuya was about to say.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 05, 2009, 06:46:00 PM
> "Good news is, Parsee's out of our hair and the mansion's in my hands now, but you knew that. Bad news is, Parsee's out of our hair and out loose in Gensokyo with a huge +20 power boost, out to get revenge and Suwako knows what else. Now, at a glance, it doesn't seem like it's our business, yes...but she's about to go mess with the big players. If they find out we had a hand in empowering her....hooboy..."

> "Which is why I was wondering if you two could help me out in warning her targets, particularly Patchy, Marisa and Reimu, and possibly stopping her. I'm hoping Sakuya-san could help me out, seeing as she's my new head-maid. But if you feel you're not in any shape to, I understand."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 07:11:39 PM
> "Good news is, Parsee's out of our hair and the mansion's in my hands now, but you knew that. Bad news is, Parsee's out of our hair and out loose in Gensokyo with a huge +20 power boost, out to get revenge and Suwako knows what else. Now, at a glance, it doesn't seem like it's our business, yes...but she's about to go mess with the big players. If they find out we had a hand in empowering her....hooboy..."

> "Which is why I was wondering if you two could help me out in warning her targets, particularly Patchy, Marisa and Reimu, and possibly stopping her. I'm hoping Sakuya-san could help me out, seeing as she's my new head-maid. But if you feel you're not in any shape to, I understand."

>The door opens, and Remilia appears, still in her appropriated Kappa garb though one of the shoulders is rather visibly wet. "So you want me to go play messenger? How about we just go solve the problem. It's only Parsee. Give her a boost and she's still only Parsee. Hell, I'll do it myself."
>Sakuya follows behind. "What do you mean, your head maid?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 05, 2009, 07:13:45 PM
> I owns your ass bitch.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on August 05, 2009, 07:15:54 PM
> Bite tongue before you can get that last remark out.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on August 05, 2009, 07:18:20 PM
>Check what Sakuya's Maid Power and Stress Explosion are.
>Hire Ruukoto as the new head maid.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 05, 2009, 07:20:03 PM
> Port SDM to be a new MeidoRPG campaign
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 07:23:51 PM
>instead, show her the deed (at a safe distance) and shrug nevermind timestop

>"I managed to get the deed to the SDM from her in exchange for the Hobo Penny she needed to get that '+20.'"

>"... on that note, I don't suppose you'd know anything about what that penny'd do?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 07:36:53 PM
> I owns your ass bitch.
> Bite tongue before you can get that last remark out.

>Mama always said that shit would get you shanked.

>Check what Sakuya's Maid Power and Stress Explosion are.
>Hire Ruukoto as the new head maid.

>If you have to ask, you don't deserve to know.
>You'd have to find her, first. Perhaps you could put out some wanted ads?

> Port SDM to be a new MeidoRPG campaign

>Gross.

>instead, show her the deed (at a safe distance) and shrug nevermind timestop

>"I managed to get the deed to the SDM from her in exchange for the Hobo Penny she needed to get that '+20.'"

>"... on that note, I don't suppose you'd know anything about what that penny'd do?"

>Sakuya shakes her head. "I barely paid any attention to that. Patchouli would know."
>Remilia rubs her chin for a moment. "Hey, question. Parsee traded you the deed, right? She give you anything else in the deal?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on August 05, 2009, 07:39:42 PM
>Put out a want ad for an atomic robot maid.
>Also, put out a want ad for a sword-throwing demon maid.
>Finally, put out a want ad for... A, um, dream dwelling demon maid?  Whatever Mugetu was.

Let us begin Operation: Maid Harem!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Dragoshi on August 05, 2009, 07:41:24 PM
> Do that later. Or never. We have more important things to do.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on August 05, 2009, 07:43:08 PM
> Do that later. Or never. We have more important things to do.

I fail to see how anything's more important than that.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 05, 2009, 07:44:16 PM
> Roll for anal circumference.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 05, 2009, 07:45:54 PM
Want ads are difficult to put out when you're dead, and not especially productive when your spirit doesn't have a place or funds to maintain a maid.

>briefly ponder results of coin-trade incident to get a reminder link
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 05, 2009, 08:03:56 PM
>Put out a want ad for an atomic robot maid.
>Also, put out a want ad for a sword-throwing demon maid.
>Finally, put out a want ad for... A, um, dream dwelling demon maid?  Whatever Mugetu was.

Let us begin Operation: Maid Harem!

>You start to make some plans!

> Do that later. Or never. We have more important things to do.

>Yeah. Not ending up like Franz Ferdinand is probably a good thing.

> Roll for anal circumference.

>War Crime.

Want ads are difficult to put out when you're dead, and not especially productive when your spirit doesn't have a place or funds to maintain a maid.

>briefly ponder results of coin-trade incident to get a reminder link

>Okay. (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=1118.msg45899#msg45899)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 04:24:56 AM
Why stop at maids?! Go for all of Gensokyo!

> "Well, if I remember correctly, it was the penny for the deed, with the added condition that Parsee and Yuugi can continue using the premises and that I assist them with their plan, provided it was not for nefarious ends."

> "By the way, Remilia, I'll be holding onto the deed for a while for you. Not that I don't trust you, but I think it's important that it is kept safe for Sakuya, Patchy, and Flandre's sake. Besides, it's only a matter of symbolism."

> "No, no, not play messenger. I want you two to come along with me. We don't know what new powers Parsee has so caution is advisable. Let's go make sure Patchy's safe first and foremost."

> Whether or not they come, pick up Nitori and go to Eirin's.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 04:48:50 AM
> "Well, if I remember correctly, it was the penny for the deed, with the added condition that Parsee and Yuugi can continue using the premises and that I assist them with their plan, provided it was not for nefarious ends."

> "By the way, Remilia, I'll be holding onto the deed for a while for you. Not that I don't trust you, but I think it's important that it is kept safe for Sakuya, Patchy, and Flandre's sake. Besides, it's only a matter of symbolism."

> "No, no, not play messenger. I want you two to come along with me. We don't know what new powers Parsee has so caution is advisable. Let's go make sure Patchy's safe first and foremost."

> Whether or not they come, pick up Nitori and go to Eirin's.

>"Just the deed? So, not say any of the contracts or the money?" asks Remilia. She sighs. "Well, at least I won't have to borrow Letty's box anymore. But without those contracts..."
>"I...serve the Mistress of the House," says Sakuya unsteadily "Or Master, as it were."
>"Well, you're the one that'll have to deal with it if Parsee calls you out." says Remilia with a shrug. "But if you wanna come, do it. Last thing I need is for you to spend another half hour weeping like a widow on my shoulder."
>Sakuya slumps. "Please do not say such things, Mi-Lady Scarlet."
>You make your way back to the Library and snag Nitori. She, being a bit more solidly built than Patchouli, is too heavy to carry. But she is content to throw an arm around your shoulder and stumbling along. She gives Remilia something of a cross glance, which the vampire answers with a smirk.
>With that done, you make your way back to Eientei and back to Eirin's office. Along the way, you note a few ripples in the lake surface, but the Disturbing Rock doesn't seem to be able to make its way out yet.
>Arriving at Eirin's office, you see her and Koakuma administering some kind of treatment to Patchouli. She looks up at you and nods. "I should start trying to fit a formula to your arrival times, perhaps I can predict the next one? Hmmm, let me guess, Nitori electrocuted herself once too often?"

>_
>"I have plans
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 08:33:38 AM
> I assume Remilia came along for the ride. "Tch...it slipped my mind that there was more to this than just the mansion. I'll think of a way to get the rest of your stuff. Maybe if we defeat her...or if the hobo penny exacts its price on her....we'll be able to reopen negotiations. I did promise to get everything back and I will. That is my ninja path!"

> "Sakuya-san, if it makes you feel more comfortable, feel free to call Remilia 'Mistress'. She still is, after all."

> @ Eirin "Formula for my arrival times? Sure. Next time I arrive it'll be when you start seeing explosions mushroom up in the sky. Regarding Nitori, sort of. Some rather unfortunate things happened, let's leave it at that. Can you please examine Nitori? Consider it another favour that I will return."

> "I have a source of tellurium for you but it'll take a while. I'll get it as soon as we resolve the current crisis. In the meantime, is Patchy fit enough to speak? It's an emergency."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 08:47:22 AM
> I assume Remilia came along for the ride. "Tch...it slipped my mind that there was more to this than just the mansion. I'll think of a way to get the rest of your stuff. Maybe if we defeat her...or if the hobo penny exacts its price on her....we'll be able to reopen negotiations. I did promise to get everything back and I will. That is my ninja path!"

> "Sakuya-san, if it makes you feel more comfortable, feel free to call Remilia 'Mistress'. She still is, after all."

> @ Eirin "Formula for my arrival times? Sure. Next time I arrive it'll be when you start seeing explosions mushroom up in the sky. Regarding Nitori, sort of. Some rather unfortunate things happened, let's leave it at that. Can you please examine Nitori? Consider it another favour that I will return."

> "I have a source of tellurium for you but it'll take a while. I'll get it as soon as we resolve the current crisis. In the meantime, is Patchy fit enough to speak? It's an emergency."

>Remilia and Sakuya are following you for the time being. Remilia just chuckles. "Oldest trick in the book, that. It gets everybody once."
>"I'll just avoid the whole mess, if it is all the same to you," says Sakuya.
>Nitori shuffles toward the examination table. "They poisoned me. Feel like I'm gonna heave my guts out..."
>"She won't be happy," sasy Eirin. "but you can wake her. I wouldn't suggest making her do much, she is rather brutally exhausted. And it's good to hear you located some Tellurium. I'll be expecting it in the not too distant future, I hope?
>Remilia walks over to Patchouli, and prods her in the side. "Hey, wake up, time to earn that room and board you've mooched off me for the past few dozen decades." Koakuma looks rather horrified, but clear doesn't want to speak up at Remilia.
>Patchouli groans and opens her eyes a little, "What? Where am I?" she mutters. She looks around blearily, then notices you. "...Oh. Now I remember," says says, slurring most of the words together.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 10:17:59 AM
> @ Eirin while helping Nitori onto the examination table "If it helps, we shoved some ibuprofen, aspirin, and heal-brand potion down her throat at the same time. And no, it was not out of malice. She was trying to turn us into bolognaise sauce with extra guro. And about your Tellurium, yes, soon. We already have the compound. We just need to purify the tellurium. Nitori here will help us do it, right, Nitori?"

> "Patchouli, sorry for bothering your rest, but this is urgent. We need to know what Parsee has done with that machine and my penny. She said something about getting even. We're worried that you or the others involved in the subteranean spirits invasion team will be her first targets."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on August 06, 2009, 02:06:53 PM
>Gespenst Kick SUPER INAZUMA KICK!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 06, 2009, 04:10:50 PM
>Gespenst Kick SUPER DOUBLE INAZUMA KICK!
Yeah, I need IM powers soon. Oh well, this fix'll do for now,
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on August 06, 2009, 04:24:56 PM
> 1...2...3... Rider Kick
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Bias Bus on August 06, 2009, 04:48:11 PM
> @ Eirin while helping Nitori onto the examination table "If it helps, we shoved some ibuprofen, aspirin, and heal-brand potion down her throat at the same time. And no, it was not out of malice. She was trying to turn us into bolognaise sauce with extra guro. And about your Tellurium, yes, soon. We already have the compound. We just need to purify the tellurium. Nitori here will help us do it, right, Nitori?"

> "Patchouli, sorry for bothering your rest, but this is urgent. We need to know what Parsee has done with that machine and my penny. She said something about getting even. We're worried that you or the others involved in the subteranean spirits invasion team will be her first targets."
Bandwagon, since I can't be arsed to find out what's going on =/
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 05:00:00 PM
> @ Eirin while helping Nitori onto the examination table "If it helps, we shoved some ibuprofen, aspirin, and heal-brand potion down her throat at the same time. And no, it was not out of malice. She was trying to turn us into bolognaise sauce with extra guro. And about your Tellurium, yes, soon. We already have the compound. We just need to purify the tellurium. Nitori here will help us do it, right, Nitori?"

> "Patchouli, sorry for bothering your rest, but this is urgent. We need to know what Parsee has done with that machine and my penny. She said something about getting even. We're worried that you or the others involved in the subteranean spirits invasion team will be her first targets."

>"That still sounds rather malicious, don't you think?" says Eirin. "Well, I think I can do something about that." The makes her way toward an old wooden chest, and withdraws a few herbs from it.
>"Ah," says Patchouli. "Well, I have nothing to worry about, she explicitly forgave me for helping her. I don't know all the details, but that coin was a connected to a wretched being of great power, the sort that I would normally never sully myself. So I can't give you all the details about it. But if it worked, and my spells always work, then she has successfully siphoned off his power for herself. Consider tha-" Patchouli keeps talking for a moment, but her words slur together into an incomprehensible mumble that quickly becomes a light snore.
>"Oh for fuck's sake," Remilia says, as she moves to pinch Patchouli's nose shut.
>"Lady Scarlet," says Koakuma, "I can be of assistance. What she said was that she didn't bother to delve into the actual nature of that being or what he can do. The whole matter was beneath her; she simply wanted to complete her task and put it all behind her. But, she pointed out that it was Parsee who came to her with the idea, so she had to have learned about it from where. I may humbly add, that does suggest that Parsee had some knowledge of the Hobo Queen of Gensokyo."

>Gespenst Kick SUPER INAZUMA KICK!

>"Please don't kick the beds," says Eirin.

> 1...2...3... Rider Kick

> Eirin frowns at you. "If you kick the beds again, I may have to take back that kidney."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: ♛ Apher-Forte on August 06, 2009, 05:12:04 PM
>"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go strangle that jealous bitch."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 05:43:27 PM
>"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go strangle that jealous bitch."

> Remilia nods and grins. "That's what I said! Hell, I'll do it for you, not like I need any help to make hamburger out of Parsee and her pet oni." Sakuya nods in agreement.
>"While there is in a hasty plan that is enacted with blinding speed," says Kaguya, "I feel it may be akin to jumping off a cliff to get to the bottom quickly. Koakuma has mentioned a Hobo Queen, whom Parsee learned about this from? That seems to be the next step."
>"Uh, warning people would be good, too, I think..." Mystia says, clearly a little afraid to speak up against Remilia.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 05:55:16 PM
> "Mystia and Kaguya are right. We don't know our enemy's capabilities. While I do not doubt that Remi can shove Parsee back under her miserable bridge for good, we don't know what the hobo queen could do. Let's go warn Marisa and Reimu first then. They would be the primary targets. Yukari and Suika can probably take care of themselves. Eirin, can I entrust Patchouli and Nitori's safety to you, please? In case Parsee changes her mind. Consider it another favour, so I'll owe you...err...four. Aya's in prison...I doubt Parsee can break through all the Tengu guards all that easily, especially with Momiji guarding. Alice....well...tch, we have to tell Alice too, won't we? Even if she did try to kill me..."

> Set out for Marisa or Reimu's place, whichever's closest.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 06:30:15 PM
> "Mystia and Kaguya are right. We don't know our enemy's capabilities. While I do not doubt that Remi can shove Parsee back under her miserable bridge for good, we don't know what the hobo queen could do. Let's go warn Marisa and Reimu first then. They would be the primary targets. Yukari and Suika can probably take care of themselves. Eirin, can I entrust Patchouli and Nitori's safety to you, please? In case Parsee changes her mind. Consider it another favour, so I'll owe you...err...four. Aya's in prison...I doubt Parsee can break through all the Tengu guards all that easily, especially with Momiji guarding. Alice....well...tch, we have to tell Alice too, won't we? Even if she did try to kill me..."

> Set out for Marisa or Reimu's place, whichever's closest.

>"I'll do what I can," says Eirin. "And Nitori, you can leave when you feel ready."
>"Uh, about those guards," says Nitori. "I guess you didn't notice, but there's something up with the mountain. People back home are mostly staying inside and waiting for it to pass. I guess it'd be like that with the tengu, too, since they're closer to the top. So I'll head back once I feel up to it and make sure they know."
>You leave Eientei. "So," says Mystia, "Uh, who is this hobo queen? I didn't know we had one..."
>As you recall, Marisa's house is in the forest, so you go there first. You find it much as you left it the last time. It is a simple, L-shaped cottage. The front yard seems to be littered with various bits of exercise equipment, such as barbells by one of the trees and a rowing machine close to the door. Obvious exits are east and west and north.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 06:34:32 PM
> Test out the machines. If the others ask, tell them it's training to prepare for your upcoming heroic showdown with Parsee and the Hobo Queen.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Bias Bus on August 06, 2009, 06:39:58 PM
> Test out the machines. If the others ask, tell them it's training to prepare for your upcoming heroic showdown with Parsee and the Hobo Queen.
And
>Tell Mystia the Hobo Queen is the ruler of poor people who don't have houses, and push around shopping carts full of junk. Tell her this while working out. If you can that is.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 06:42:41 PM
> Test out the machines. If the others ask, tell them it's training to prepare for your upcoming heroic showdown with Parsee and the Hobo Queen.

>You attempt to test out the machines; and find they are all set far too high for you to do anything with.

>Tell Mystia the Hobo Queen is the ruler of poor people who don't have houses, and push around shopping carts full of junk. Tell her this while working out. If you can that is.

>"Oh!" says Mystia. Then she looks to Kaguya. "Uh, do we have anyone like that? I've never of them having any kind of queen." Kaguya shrugs.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 06:53:05 PM
I will LOL if we truly find Cho-Marisa behind this door...

> Knock on the door. Shout 'Mushroom-based protein shakes for sale! Limited offer!"

 
Title: Cho-Marisa is canon
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 06:58:58 PM
> Knock on the door. Shout 'Mushroom-based protein shakes for sale! Limited offer!"

>You knock on the door. A moment later a voice answers, "Just a minute!" Soon after, the door opens, and Marisa steps out in all her muscular, impressively-abbed glory; she is the first person whom you've had to look up at to look in the eye. She idly cracks her knuckles and looks over the group and frowns. "Is something wrong?"

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 06, 2009, 07:01:37 PM
> Pizza delivery. Shroom Special with extra shrooms.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 07:06:56 PM
> "A-Ab-ab-solutely....We have reason to believe someone's out to get a-a-ab-ab-at you, your mushrooms, and your protein-shakes....but I can see said person will have to hope you're a-ab-abs-absent when she arrives. She'll definitely have a hard time a-ab-ab-at best...a--abs...abs....c-can I p-p-please touch your a-ab-abs-abs?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 06, 2009, 07:08:14 PM
> What's your cup size?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 07:14:42 PM
> Pizza delivery. Shroom Special with extra shrooms.
> "A-Ab-ab-solutely....We have reason to believe someone's out to get a-a-ab-ab-at you, your mushrooms, and your protein-shakes....but I can see said person will have to hope you're a-ab-abs-absent when she arrives. She'll definitely have a hard time a-ab-ab-at best...a--abs...abs....c-can I p-p-please touch your a-ab-abs-abs?"
> What's your cup size?

>Marisa chuckles, pats you on the head, and says, "Don't be so nervous. I know it's not every day you get to meet a magician, but I think you're used to exotics people." She winks at the group. "So someone's after me? I guess that isn't too surprising. In any event, It's my policy to take on all comers. So, who wants to try their luck this time?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 06, 2009, 07:21:14 PM
> "Okay, abs aside and straight to the point then. Parsee just received a power boost of some sort, courtesy of the hobo coin or hobo queen or something. Now she's out 'to get even' as she put it. I thought you and Reimu would be first up. We've put Nitori and Patchy somewhere safe for now. We're going to go warn Suika, Yukari, Aya and Alice, go investigate the hobo queen starting with the subterranean world, then go stop Parsee before she makes a fool out of herself. If you come with us we'd have the advantage in numbers and, hopefully, firepower. You in?" 
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 07:28:42 PM
> "Okay, abs aside and straight to the point then. Parsee just received a power boost of some sort, courtesy of the hobo coin or hobo queen or something. Now she's out 'to get even' as she put it. I thought you and Reimu would be first up. We've put Nitori and Patchy somewhere safe for now. We're going to go warn Suika, Yukari, Aya and Alice, go investigate the hobo queen starting with the subterranean world, then go stop Parsee before she makes a fool out of herself. If you come with us we'd have the advantage in numbers and, hopefully, firepower. You in?" 

>"Oh Parsee," Marisa says with a shake of her head, "The world just isn't enough for you." She sighs. "Well, it seems that the thing you need the most is time. So, I will buy you some. It would be a shame if Parsee did something she regretted while drunk on power. And, there is no opponent better suited to testing her skills than me."
>With that. Marisa fetches a broom from behind the door and steps out into the yard.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 06, 2009, 08:05:50 PM
>swoon as is most correct
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 06, 2009, 08:16:29 PM
>swoon as is most correct

>Poetry in motion is simply too much for you, and you swoon as Marisa mounts her broom and flies off.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 07, 2009, 12:59:33 PM
> "Oh my Suwako-sama....I-I'm G-GAR...I-I mean, straight for Marisa!"

> "Let's go see Reimu for now." Go to the Hakurei Shrine.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 07, 2009, 02:02:40 PM
> Get MTG a mic.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 07, 2009, 04:29:13 PM
> "Oh my Suwako-sama....I-I'm G-GAR...I-I mean, straight for Marisa!"

> "Let's go see Reimu for now." Go to the Hakurei Shrine.

>You pick yourself up and try not to look like too much of a fool. Thankfully, this isn't difficult, your group as a whole seems to be in various stages of distraction or embarrassment themselves.
>There is murmured agreement, and you make your way toward the Hakurei Shrine, using the shortcut that Mystia showed you. It has been cleaned up a bit since you were last here; most of the papers are gone, though there are a couple rogue ones blowing about, and the tables and chairs have been neatly set aside. Obvious exits are West and East.
>You find Reimu near the side of the shrine, emptying green stuff from a wodden bucket into a large dish at her feet. Close by is a green tortoise about the size of a cow and an impressive beard, watching the fall of greenery with interest. Then she notices you. "If Yuyuko is trying to compress the past, present, and future into a single point or somesuch, can you ask her to wait a bit? I'm trying to feed my turtle."

> Get MTG a mic.

>Okay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqV29QIusQ)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 07, 2009, 05:15:06 PM
>"Nah, Ultimecia already tried that a few years ago. Some other ragtag band of heroes took care of it."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 07, 2009, 11:18:11 PM
> "Parsee's about to do that, actually. And she knows where you, your little friends and your pet turtle live."

> "Ok, seriously speaking, Parsee has just acquired the powers of some hobo queen off this hobo penny thing. That mean anything to you? And now she's out to get even, presumably with you and Marisa first, your teams during the subterranean spirit invasion incident second. Marisa's gone off to hold her off. We've left Patchouli and Nitori somewhere safe. Now we're going to warn Aya, Suika, Yukari and Alice...that is, if Alice is sane enough to be reasoned with. Are you with us? Or will the turtle need more babysitting? Look at him, he has a beard to rival my armpit hair. He's definitely old enough to take care of himself."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 08, 2009, 12:06:03 AM
>"Nah, Ultimecia already tried that a few years ago. Some other ragtag band of heroes took care of it."

>"Oh good," says Reimu. "I couldn't be bothered."

> "Parsee's about to do that, actually. And she knows where you, your little friends and your pet turtle live."

> "Ok, seriously speaking, Parsee has just acquired the powers of some hobo queen off this hobo penny thing. That mean anything to you? And now she's out to get even, presumably with you and Marisa first, your teams during the subterranean spirit invasion incident second. Marisa's gone off to hold her off. We've left Patchouli and Nitori somewhere safe. Now we're going to warn Aya, Suika, Yukari and Alice...that is, if Alice is sane enough to be reasoned with. Are you with us? Or will the turtle need more babysitting? Look at him, he has a beard to rival my armpit hair. He's definitely old enough to take care of himself."

>Reimu listens to everything you say thoughtfully, then breaks out into laughter. After a couple moments to regain her composure, she blurts, "Parsee? Parsee?!" then falls back into belly laughs again; putting a hand on Genjii's shell to support herself. "Oh wow, that just made my day! Parsee wants revenge, and Marisa's going to go deal with it? You have any idea how much sleep I'll lose over this?" Still cackling, she sets the bucket aside and dusts off her hands. "Okay, for reals, I appreciate the warning, it's a pain when someone just bursts in on you in the middle of the night, right Rumia?"
>Rumia doesn't seem to catch Reimu's pointed glare, and says some tinny distortion in reply with a nod.
>"Hope that's not contagious," Reimu says. "But anyways. Don't tell her I said it, but Parsee is a scrub. I mean, I'm sure she's a nice sort if you get to know her? Yugi's gotta see something in her. But she's a roaring mouse, if you know what I mean. If Marisa's going to go sort her hash, I'm not too worried. I mean, we did take on...hell, I've lost count of how many people."
>She frowns. "But I guess you're concerned, aren't you? Well, I suppose I shouldn't take things that lightly. You mentioned some hobo queen? I've heard about that, it just took a minute to click. Grandma told me about her, back when she ran the shrine. Apparently there was some no-good kid who used to panhandle around here everyone so often. Never took baths, mugged people every so often, came and went with the wind; you know the type. She irked everyone so bad that they drove her off into the underground."
>"Why'd your grandmother tell you hobo stories?" asks Sakuya.
>Reimu shrugs. "She said something about hobos and Hakureis not being all that different. But anyhow, I'm pretty sure Marisa can handle it. And if I went looking for her and she came here, she'd probably wreck the place. That'd just be a pain, you know?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 08, 2009, 01:27:20 AM
>"What're you feeding him, anyway?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 08, 2009, 01:32:20 AM
>"What're you feeding him, anyway?"

>"Lettuce," Reimu answers, now smiling, "With some portobello mushrooms chopped up into it."
>"Life's been good lately," says Genjii in a slow kind of voice, and he approaches the dish.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 08, 2009, 02:06:04 AM
>make sure the lettuce from the human village isn't soylent green

>"Any idea if the Hobo Queen lived in a giant bucket?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 08, 2009, 04:16:33 AM
>make sure the lettuce from the human village isn't soylent green

>"Any idea if the Hobo Queen lived in a giant bucket?"

>"I dunno," says Reimu.
>"It was a washtub back then," Genjii says, before starting on his dinner.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 08, 2009, 04:20:23 AM
>"I don't suppose you know the full story, Gramps?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 08, 2009, 04:35:25 AM
>"I don't suppose you know the full story, Gramps?"

>Between mouthfuls of lettuce, Genjii says, "Oh not that much more than what young Reimu has told you. Girl made a nuisance of herself, and got run off underground. Well, that's what I hear. I think she just got tired of being around here."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: E-Nazrin on August 10, 2009, 07:48:17 AM
>Ponder (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=1118.msg53061#msg53061)

>"Come to think of it, I'm not sure Parsee said who she was getting revenge on. Is there anyone else that she'd be upset with...?"

>ding

>"Um, maybe we should warn Former Hell about this too."

>also, examine Reimu
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 10, 2009, 07:57:11 AM
>Ponder (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=1118.msg53061#msg53061)

>"Come to think of it, I'm not sure Parsee said who she was getting revenge on. Is there anyone else that she'd be upset with...?"

>ding

>"Um, maybe we should warn Former Hell about this too."

>also, examine Reimu

>"Might not be a bad idea," Reimu agrees.
>You look over Reimu. She certainly doesn't look like a zombie. Rather she looks like she's had an active day. Nothing about her strikes you as unusual; given the context of who it is.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 11, 2009, 08:17:21 AM
> Open the options and turn the music volume to max.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2009, 08:37:53 AM
> Open the options and turn the music volume to max.

>You open options, and turn the music up to 9! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doTBT46wMvA) (Guide Me Along The Barren Path was made before they went up to ten).

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 11, 2009, 08:39:10 AM
> Where were we again and what were we doing?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2009, 09:07:31 AM
>You are presently at the Hakurei shrine. Up til now, you've been seeking out potential targets that you think Parsee is going to go after, and warn them that she's done something to herself that is probably dangerous for everyone involved.  Also you've been kinda gathering information on how you think Parsee learned to do all that, anyways, which has recently had results. C'mon man, reading is FUNdamental.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Cadmas on August 11, 2009, 09:09:54 AM
>Review list of warned inhabitants.
>Search for blue mushrooms.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 11, 2009, 09:10:54 AM
> Hey I do a lot of reading elsewhere too.
> Let's try the Human village and see if Yuka Akyu is around.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2009, 09:25:13 AM
>Review list of warned inhabitants.
>Search for blue mushrooms.

>You have warned Marisa, Reimu, Nitori, and technically Patchouli. Nitori says that she will alert Aya. This leaves, of the suspects you've gathered, Yukari, Alice, and Suika. It is also possible she wants to get even with the residents of Former Hell as well.
>Sadly, there are no blue mushrooms around the Hakurei Shrine, just some lonely slips of paper presumably left over from the early gambling.

> Hey I do a lot of reading elsewhere too.
> Let's try the Human village and see if Yuka Akyu is around.

>That's what they all say.
>You depart from the shrine and make your way east toward the human village. Coming to the village square, you can see a number of houses and shops, as well as the schoolhouse where you met Not-Keine. Finding yourself at the main crossroads, you can see the main street leads north and south, while the western street you are heads toward the Hakurei shrine. Of particular interest is a building with a sign depicting a foaming mug; and with a huge motorcycle made of crude-looking pieces of junk parked beneath it. Obvious exits are west, north, and south.

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 11, 2009, 09:28:01 AM
> Announce our business
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 11, 2009, 11:23:39 AM
>Activate Were-Hakutaku Extra stage
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2009, 06:30:48 PM
> Announce our business

>You loudly declare your reasons for being there, as though you were some kind of town crier. People seem to be mostly unimpressed by this.

>Activate Were-Hakutaku Extra stage

>You activate the Hakutaku Bonus Round!
>The world suddenly goes dark, as though all the light had been strained from it by some terrible process. Looking around, you can see that everything seems to have frozen in place. Only you seem to be unaffected by the stop in time, and seem to be the only one not cloaked in darkness. Then you try to take a step, and find you are unable to move from the spot even though you can look around freely. 
>You hear footsteps approaching. Looking over, you see...someone that looks like Keine walking toward you. Unlike the last person who looked like Keine, this person is not substantially overweight. Instead, her hair is bright red; otherwise she seems normal. She regards you curiously for a moment, then speaks. "I never expected this to happen. Well, let's be brief? I'm a hakutaku, a guardian and recorder of history. It is my duty to set down events that transpire as history, and as a consequence of that, I can choose to set aside some small things. And this..." she makes a general gesture toward the world, "...means you've said the words and you've said them rightly. If you can demonstrate to me a proper understanding and appreciation of history, I will be obligated to change one event as you wish, once, within limits."
>She holds up a finger. "Before you get too excited, let me give you some warnings. First of all, you have to prove that understanding and appreciation before I'll do anything; I'm not obligated to alter things for just any schmuck. And secondly...this is a double-edged gift, so listen closely. History arises from an impossibly immense interplay of forces, desires, and actions. Just changing one thing can have huge ramifications above and beyond anything either of us could imagine. For instance..." she fluffs her hair with a hand, "I've been trying to quietly remove my family's tendency toward diabetes. So I want you to understand, if you try to change something, I cannot begin to guarantee how other things may be affected. You may try to fix a problem only to have made it many times worse. It may well cause you to have died. I will say this, trying to affect the actions of others is much more likely to wreck things, and trying to affect forces typically outside of our control is pretty much asking for problems; so I will not be doing those things. Nor am I going to do something obviously stupid."
>She sighs. "Well, I suppose that wasn't very brief at all. So, do you want to try for this and run the very real risk of ruining your own life?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 11, 2009, 06:33:32 PM
We live for danger, bitch.
>"It's on."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 11, 2009, 06:38:26 PM
> Like Donkey Kong
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 11, 2009, 06:40:39 PM
>"It's on."
> Like Donkey Kong

>"Very well. First, your demonstration. Please tell me how Zoroastrianism has affected the modern world."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 14, 2009, 09:02:28 AM
>After a moment of silence, Keine adds, "Oh! I should have mentioned! You can opt out, if you like. Nothing will happen if you do, there's no shame in it. Well, there's actually a great deal of shame in being ignorant of history, but I suppose not everyone has the opportunity to learn."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 14, 2009, 09:05:44 AM
> I'll google for the answer once I get some free time my assignments.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 17, 2009, 09:40:23 AM
> Get crazy and try to CAVE Keine.

> drool in front of Keine's face.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 17, 2009, 09:45:47 AM
> Get crazy and try to CAVE Keine.

> drool in front of Keine's face.

>Being unable to move, and also lacking horns, your efforts to cave Keine don't really work, so you content yourself with jerking your head angrily in her direction and snarling. Then you drool a bit. "It's not that hard of a thing to explain, I don't think," says Keine with a frown.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 17, 2009, 09:51:23 AM
> GET IT ON WITH WOMAN, I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OF MINE LIFE, NOW GO DO THE DISHES.

> I ave a nice pair of yukkuris~.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 17, 2009, 10:03:25 AM
> GET IT ON WITH WOMAN, I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OF MINE LIFE, NOW GO DO THE DISHES.

> I ave a nice pair of yukkuris~.

>Keine frowns, and seems to be chewing on the inside of her cheek a bit. "Is this...um...your answer?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 17, 2009, 10:50:40 AM
> No. Google is being slow.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 17, 2009, 01:59:15 PM
this (http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Zoroastrianism%20in%20the%2021st%20Century.htm) is our answer.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 07:33:53 AM
>"You can summarize,"  says Keine. "I don't need a detailed dissertation, just salient points will do."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 07:37:04 AM
> Keine is too lazy to read internet pages. YOU HEARD THAT WOMAN! YES I AM TALKING TO YOU LETTY, YOU FAT BASTARD.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 07:45:04 AM
> Keine is too lazy to read internet pages. YOU HEARD THAT WOMAN! YES I AM TALKING TO YOU LETTY, YOU FAT BASTARD.

>Pockets of frozen time don't have them internets. Otherwise she's be hanging at www.jonesbigasstruckrentalandstorage.com .

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 18, 2009, 07:48:02 AM
> Yo keep them bigass links away from me. I'm overspending my bandwidth quota at campus and getting to a page that asks me to log in ain't cool. My ban hasn't even expired yet :(.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 08:02:12 AM
> Do we have things like: call someone home, hint and ask someone in the public?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 08:37:34 AM
> Do we have things like: call someone home, hint and ask someone in the public?

>Maybe, but they wouldn't be very useful in stopped time.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 18, 2009, 08:49:16 AM
> Okey, let's take a shot at pulling something out of Tewi's pocket.
> It's let people understand Iranian and Gujurati culture. Has laws governing the physical and immaterial (covers its bases for doctrine loopholes and stuff). It figured out humans from 3700 years ago and we wouldn't be in such a mess if we had listened to the Great Old Ones. It promotes basic rights of freedom which other religions kinda just ignore (damn commies). Zoroastrianism basically says on its pamphlet that it knew all the answers in the exam before the questions were set.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 09:01:28 AM
> Okey, let's take a shot at pulling something out of Tewi's pocket.
> It's let people understand Iranian and Gujurati culture. Has laws governing the physical and immaterial (covers its bases for doctrine loopholes and stuff). It figured out humans from 3700 years ago and we wouldn't be in such a mess if we had listened to the Great Old Ones. It promotes basic rights of freedom which other religions kinda just ignore (damn commies). Zoroastrianism basically says on its pamphlet that it knew all the answers in the exam before the questions were set.

>Keine nods. "Well, that works under the presumption that one accepts its answer as true. But, well, I suppose that's a valid intrepretation. Alright. I'll accept it. You may name one event in the past you wish me to change, keeping in mind all the warnings I gave you beforehand. Oh, and you don't have to choose right now, if you don't want to."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 18, 2009, 09:03:50 AM
> There were these two rounds of Mafia that aren't supposed to exist

Someone else can break the timeline.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 09:06:37 AM
> I want that you where never born.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 09:35:59 AM
> I want that you where never born.

>"No. Too much damage to the fabric of history," she says with a frown.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 18, 2009, 09:37:17 AM
> "Can you, say, make me into an all-powerful youkai or deity?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 09:38:11 AM
> I want that during my vacation in Poland my ice cream didn't fall on the ground.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 09:43:05 AM
> "Can you, say, make me into an all-powerful youkai or deity?"

>"That would take more than one alteration, I'm afraid," says Keine. "We'd have to really mess with your lineage or history. And it'd be messy."

> I want that during my vacation in Poland my ice cream didn't fall on the ground.

>"I might be able to do that...Poland's a bit out of the way, though. Is that what you'd like?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 09:44:49 AM


> I want that during my vacation in Poland my ice cream didn't fall on the ground.

>"I might be able to do that...Poland's a bit out of the way, though. Is that what you'd like?"

>_
> Yeah of course I want that.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 18, 2009, 09:47:11 AM
> "Can you please make it so that my great grandfather went to Japan and became a great writer in Lucario Hearn's place, so that he would eventually fall in love with Yukari Yakumo, which would make me Maribel Hearn's elder brother? Cause I want Maribel for a little sister!"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 10:06:32 AM
> Yeah of course I want that.

>"Well then!" says Keine. "You might want to close your eyes for this part."
>Keine closes her eyes and concentrates for a moment. You feel as though a wave of force is passing through you, vibrating your organs and faking you feel a tad nauseous. Then the world goes white, with a noise that sounds distinctly like a feminine voice saying, "NOM!"
>You remember the mean streets of Republic of Poland. You recall the pierogis and pork chops. You remember the stores, the festivals, and the gingrbread. And most of all, you remember that ice cream.  Oh how delicious it was! For the rest of that day, it was as though you were walking upon the clouds. You felt so good that you even gifted a grizzled old beggar with a dozen złoty.
>You remember that beggar well, for he stood up then, and regarded with his cold eyes. "You've bought me supper and a liquid blanket t'night," he said to you, "You know that, right? Boy, I got something for you in exchange for that kind of generosity." He then produced a small coin, a nickel, and handed it to you. One side had been defaced; the usual relief had been carved into a circus tent. As well, he gave you a pair of old, fingerless gloves. "They'll keep yer palms safe an' warm as you like. Go on, they're my spare set." And then he gave you an old, tin kazoo.
>You remember this all well. As the light clears and you find yourself back in the active center of town as though nothing had happened, you are aware that those items had been with you the whole time.
>You gain Hobo Nickel
>You gain Old Tin  Kazoo
>You Gain Fingerless Hobo Gloves

>_

> "Can you please make it so that my great grandfather went to Japan and became a great writer in Lucario Hearn's place, so that he would eventually fall in love with Yukari Yakumo, which would make me Maribel Hearn's elder brother? Cause I want Maribel for a little sister!"

"Who are you talking to?" asks Remilia. "Don't go crazy til we get things sorted out."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 10:11:14 AM
Purvis, may I have a quick summary of what happend during the time I wasn't around?? I was on vacation.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 10:53:45 AM
> Check inventory

> tell Remilia: Bite Me.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 18, 2009, 01:40:47 PM
> That worked surprisingly well. What currency is that Hobo Penny in?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Unesco on August 18, 2009, 04:26:37 PM
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> That worked surprisingly well. What currency is that Hobo Penny in?

Read. It's a NICKEL!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 18, 2009, 04:41:25 PM
> I don't know how much a nickel is.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 18, 2009, 04:44:23 PM
> I don't know how much a nickel is.

> Niether do I, Penny=Nickel=money. Ask Remilia how much a nickel is.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Unesco on August 18, 2009, 04:54:05 PM
> I don't know how much a nickel is.

Oh, well, you called it a hobo penny though.

It's worth about 5 hobo pennies if the system is the same as the American one. Whatever America is...
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 18, 2009, 05:06:56 PM
And how much meat is it worth?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 18, 2009, 09:47:33 PM
> Check inventory

> tell Remilia: Bite Me.

>Your Inventory Contains
>Aspirin
>Ibuprofen
>Antacids
>Cough Drops
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>The Clothes on your Back
>Plastic Doll Bits
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>The Doctor's Hat (Worn as Hat)
>Meiling's Star (Worn as accessory)
>Fancy Orky Cuirass (Worn as armor)
>Deed to Scarlet Devil Manor
>Straw Broom
>Chip Bag Mask
>Assorted Stainless Steel Parts of Something Mechanical
>The Autobiography of Malcolm X
>Thawed Frog
>Length of Copper Wire
>Melted Hobo Penny
>Old Tin Kazoo
>Hobo Nickel
>Fingerless Hobo Gloves
>Nitori's Clothes (Worn by Remilia)
>Dwarven Backpack (Worn by Remilia)
>Remilia snorts in reply to that. "Rather just cut you up a bit and make a snow cone out of the blood we catch."

> That worked surprisingly well. What currency is that Hobo Penny in?

>It is US Currency, one one-hundredth of a dollar.

> I don't know how much a nickel is.

>A Nickel is 1/25th of a US Dollar. In retrospect, it is odd that a (presumably) Polish vagrant would have one.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Unesco on August 19, 2009, 12:50:47 AM
I'd like to observe that Remilia is a tomboy apparently and us and her are totally buddies.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 19, 2009, 12:53:26 AM
I'd like to observe that Remilia is a tomboy apparently and us and her are totally buddies.
BROS.
We are BROs.

Well SORRY! It's not like I'm exactly up and up on guyspeak :S
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 06:03:44 AM
> equip Fingerless Hobo Gloves

> We need the flail of Cirnobyl, Shout out loud: CIRNO IS A (9)!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 07:21:38 AM
> equip Fingerless Hobo Gloves

> We need the flail of Cirnobyl, Shout out loud: CIRNO IS A ⑨!

>You equip the gloves. They are warm and a little stinky. But they fit...well...like a glove.
>You make your declaration. While it doesn't seem to gather Cirno's attention, you do get several people agreeing with you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 19, 2009, 07:23:05 AM
> Ask Cirno for ice cream.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 07:26:48 AM
> Ask Cirno for ice cream.

>You seem to have failed to get Cirno's attention not so much due to a lack of noticing you so much as a lack of her being in town at all.
>However, you do note Wriggle briefly peeking her head out of the building where Suika's motorcylce is parked.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 19, 2009, 07:27:24 AM
> Jack the bike. Bikes are cool.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 07:32:03 AM
> Jack the bike. Bikes are cool.

>You go to steal Suika's motorcycle. drawing close to it, you really can't much sense of its controls immediately. The steering is obvious, but you don't see how it accelarates, or where the kick-start is. You do note a starter, which seems to be lacking a key.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 07:38:54 AM
> Quickly catch wriggle who is nearby, rip off one of her antennas and plug that antenna in the starter.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 08:12:01 AM
> Quickly catch wriggle who is nearby, rip off one of her antennas and plug that antenna in the starter.
> Quickly catch wriggle who is nearby, rip off one of her antennas and plug that antenna in the starter.

>Wriggle ducked into that building. You follow her inside.
>You walk into the main room of what seems to be a public house. There are several large tables and booths here, many of them hosting townspeople merrily eating and drinking. A long bar runs across the southern side of the room, where Tenshi stands, cleaning out a shotglass. Obvious exits are east and west.
>You just catch a glimpse of Wriggle dashing through the eastern door. You also see Orin sitting alone at one of the booths, her wheelbarrow leaning against the table. At the bar is Suika, who seems to have been talking with Tenshi until she noticed you come in. "Oy, it's that zoggin' bloke, innit?" she says.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 08:15:31 AM
> Why yes miss loliOni. Have I told you I like girls with boobs miss Suika? maybe ya need to wear pads, Just Like me! Start laughing maniacally.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 19, 2009, 09:01:51 AM
Dear gods, we're going to lose a limb and our heart next!

> "Mystia, go catch Wriggle and tell her we mean her no harm. I don't want to ruin her day with our presence." Wink warmly at Mystia and gesture for her to hurry. "Take Kaguya with you if you want."

> "Suika, we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot earlier today. But all has been fixed and no real damage done. Let me buy you a drink as a token of my goodwill. Tenshi-san, a round please, put it on the SDM's tab. I'm the SDM's new master by the way. Ask the head-maid over there if you don't believe me." Turn back to suika. "More importantly, we're here to warn you that you may, possibly, be in danger. The power of the Hobo Queen is after you. Does that mean anything to you?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 09:22:45 AM
> Why yes miss loliOni. Have I told you I like girls with boobs miss Suika? maybe ya need to wear pads, Just Like me! Start laughing maniacally.

 Suika's eyebrows knit together. "Wot?"

Dear gods, we're going to lose a limb and our heart next!

> "Mystia, go catch Wriggle and tell her we mean her no harm. I don't want to ruin her day with our presence." Wink warmly at Mystia and gesture for her to hurry. "Take Kaguya with you if you want."

> "Suika, we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot earlier today. But all has been fixed and no real damage done. Let me buy you a drink as a token of my goodwill. Tenshi-san, a round please, put it on the SDM's tab. I'm the SDM's new master by the way. Ask the head-maid over there if you don't believe me." Turn back to suika. "More importantly, we're here to warn you that you may, possibly, be in danger. The power of the Hobo Queen is after you. Does that mean anything to you?"

Dear gods, we're going to lose a limb and our heart next!

> "Mystia, go catch Wriggle and tell her we mean her no harm. I don't want to ruin her day with our presence." Wink warmly at Mystia and gesture for her to hurry. "Take Kaguya with you if you want."

> "Suika, we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot earlier today. But all has been fixed and no real damage done. Let me buy you a drink as a token of my goodwill. Tenshi-san, a round please, put it on the SDM's tab. I'm the SDM's new master by the way. Ask the head-maid over there if you don't believe me." Turn back to suika. "More importantly, we're here to warn you that you may, possibly, be in danger. The power of the Hobo Queen is after you. Does that mean anything to you?"

>Mystia nods, gestures for Kaguya to follow her, then runs through the east door. "Hey, wait up Wriggle!"
> Tenshi looks to Remilia and Sukuya. "Get the oni a drink already," says Remilia. Tenshi grins in a way you aren't entirely comfortable with, and grabs a glass and fills it with a drink in an unmarked bottle.
>Suika takes it and has a nice swing of it. "Oy, that's dead 'ard! Right then, what's this about danger? Could do with a little of that." Then she rubs her chin. "Never heard of any zoggin' hobo queen. That go down smooth?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 19, 2009, 09:45:47 AM
> "It might. Depends. Though Marisa is off tenderizing said hobo queen as we speak, I suspect. All in all, we might be overly worried for nothing. Y'see, Parsee got her hands on the power of the hobo queen. And I'm looking to stop her before she hurts herself. We're gathering the old subteranean invasion team together as we suspect they'll be Parsee's first targets. You in?"

> Profess your undying admiration for Tenshi and her S/M ways and that you've always followed all her exploits through thick and thin. Ask her if she's looking for a 'Master' for a new exciting chapter in her life. Convince her to join you. Buy her a drink if you have to.

Next...Okuu!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 10:22:14 AM
> Throw Suika's sake in her face. Yell: "Sorry miss HORNy oni but I like doing that to peoples I want to sleep with hurr durr durr.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 11:17:37 AM
> "It might. Depends. Though Marisa is off tenderizing said hobo queen as we speak, I suspect. All in all, we might be overly worried for nothing. Y'see, Parsee got her hands on the power of the hobo queen. And I'm looking to stop her before she hurts herself. We're gathering the old subteranean invasion team together as we suspect they'll be Parsee's first targets. You in?"

> Profess your undying admiration for Tenshi and her S/M ways and that you've always followed all her exploits through thick and thin. Ask her if she's looking for a 'Master' for a new exciting chapter in her life. Convince her to join you. Buy her a drink if you have to.

>"Parsee, is it?" says Suika, while scratching her head. "Strange powers 'r not, I'm not that worried. Oni are made for fightin' and winnin', after all! Sounds right fun, if you want the truth of it! I'll stay here for a bit and finish up my drinks, then go looking for it."
>Tenshi chuckles. "Oh those rumors~ I'm sorry, I appreciate the thought, but I've got to mind the bar. Maybe we can play later."

> Throw Suika's sake in her face. Yell: "Sorry miss HORNy oni but I like doing that to peoples I want to sleep with hurr durr durr.

>Suika is caught off guard by this tactic, and receives a facefull of sake. While you yell at her, she says, "Right then." You see her arm move toward you, then suddenly your torso explodes into a miasma of agony!
>You're not sure how much later it is when you can see again, but you're laying on the floor and your everything hurts. And you're pretty from the sharp pains in your belly that Suika is kicking you. "This is awesome!" you hear Tenshi exclaim.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 11:26:52 AM
> Ask Tenshi if she wants to join in or switch places.

> You are sexy when you are angry Suika, rawr.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 11:29:47 AM
> Ask Tenshi if she wants to join in or switch places.

> You are sexy when you are angry Suika, rawr.

>You try to ask Tenshi and taunt Suika, but you're pretty sure all that escapes your throat is a pained croak.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 11:33:26 AM
> man who makes out with bees.

> PAIN IS AWESOME.

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 11:36:00 AM
> man who makes out with bees.

> PAIN IS AWESOME.

>You really aren't able to communicate any of this. And you are pretty sure your nerve endings are contradicting the latter message. It's probably a good thing you didn't eat much beforehand...

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 19, 2009, 04:59:11 PM
Quote
> Profess your undying admiration for Tenshi and her S/M ways and that you've always followed all her exploits through thick and thin. Ask her if she's looking for a 'Master' for a new exciting chapter in her life. Convince her to join you. Buy her a drink if you have to.

Seconded ^-^

>Notice Orin and merely squee (when we are able)

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 05:03:06 PM
> Go masochist mode.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 08:16:21 PM
> Go masochist mode.

>You hurt too much to really get into that. Also you think you may be getting close to blacking out.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 19, 2009, 08:17:44 PM

>Notice Orin and merely squee (when we are able)


> Make Sexy noises.

> grab Suika's foot and lick it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 19, 2009, 08:32:20 PM
> Make Sexy noises.

> grab Suika's foot and lick it.

>You're too sore to make any sexy noises. Being beaten up sucks.
>You make a weak grab at Suika's foot, and manage to grab it and pull her a bit off balance.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on August 20, 2009, 11:13:08 AM
>Invoke power of the Hobo Nickel
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 20, 2009, 11:18:47 AM
>Invoke power of the Hobo Nickel

>You draw upon the power of the Hobo Nickel!
>You really don't feel any kind of power from it at all. It doesn't seem to be in the same league as the Coin of Hodgman. But what you do notice is that there is an old piece of rebar behind the bar counter, apparently for dealing with troublemakers, you could probably grab it.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 20, 2009, 11:19:48 AM
> If it's not bolted down, steal it. If it's bolted down, steal the bolts and then take it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 21, 2009, 11:32:51 AM
> If it's not bolted down, steal it. If it's bolted down, steal the bolts and then take it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 21, 2009, 08:46:55 PM
> If it's not bolted down, steal it. If it's bolted down, steal the bolts and then take it.

>You grab the piece of rebar. It is pretty heavy, and a little longer than your forearm.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 21, 2009, 08:48:23 PM
> Yell: MAN WHO MAKES OUT WITH BEES.

> Hit Suika where you can.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 21, 2009, 08:59:39 PM
> Stop trying to get us killed and help break the parser.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 21, 2009, 09:01:30 PM
Aright, Alright.

> Yell: MAN WHO MAKES OUT WITH BEES.

> Apologize to Suika.

Happy now?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 21, 2009, 09:08:10 PM
> The parser ain't broke yet.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 21, 2009, 09:08:52 PM
> smash the parser into bits.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 21, 2009, 09:10:56 PM
> smash the parser with Taco beer.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 21, 2009, 09:12:03 PM
> smash the parser with Taco beer.

This.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 21, 2009, 10:33:00 PM
> Yell: MAN WHO MAKES OUT WITH BEES.

> Hit Suika where you can.

>It's hard to yell things while being kicked.
>You try to bring the rebar over to kneecap Suika, but get kicked in the shoulder. She pauses. "I was wonderin' when you were gonna try t' fight back.

> Stop trying to get us killed and help break the parser.

>Hey...

Aright, Alright.

> Yell: MAN WHO MAKES OUT WITH BEES.

> Apologize to Suika.

>Not being kicked so much now, you yell out "MAN WHO MAKES OUT WITH BEES." If everyone weren't already staring at you, you figure they would be now.
>"Right then," says Suika, who makes to leave.
>You hear Tenshi shout, "Hey, you haven't paid yet!"
>"Put it on me tab," says Suika.

> The parser ain't broke yet.

>You'd be surpised how little money I have =[

> smash the parser into bits.

>BWONG

> smash the parser with Taco beer.

>Gross, dude.
>You are now laying on the barroom floor, aching pretty fiercely in the torso region. You don't think anything is broken, but you still feel helluva lousy. "That was awesome!" Says Tenshi, hovering over you with a big grin. "You totally got the everloving crap kicked out of you! That was the coolest thing I've seen all day!"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 21, 2009, 10:45:40 PM
>"Wanna switch places?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 21, 2009, 11:04:16 PM
>"Wanna switch places?"

>"Naw, I got work to do."
>"So, are you going to die or what?" asks Remilia.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 22, 2009, 01:27:58 AM
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>"So, are you going to die or what?" asks Remilia.

>I'm kinda like this (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooDumbToLive), except without the dying part.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 02:06:58 AM
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>"So, are you going to die or what?" asks Remilia.

>I'm kinda like this (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooDumbToLive), except without the dying part.

>Remilia nods and wanders off to the bar.
>Mystia and Kaguya return. Kaguya kneels beside you, then Mystia follows suit and says, "Um, we caught Wriggle, but she kinda ran off. She said you tried to abuse her, after doing weird things to Alice."
>"It's a difficult charge to defend you against," says Kaguya. "Would you like something for the bruises?"

>_

>


Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 22, 2009, 02:15:26 AM
>Pah. I never abused anyone in my life. Can't you see I'm the one that always gets abused?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 04:46:39 AM
>Pah. I never abused anyone in my life. Can't you see I'm the one that always gets abused?

>"With the exception of all the times you abused me," says Mystia.
>You are able to sit up now. Looking about, you can see that much of the place has cleared out. Looks like they though better of being around Suika when she was beating people. Orin seems to be nursing a drink at her booth, and Tenshi has returned to cleaning the bar. You notice posters bearing drawings of Utsuho and Iku over the bar, with the words "Banned from Establishment" written on them.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 05:56:14 AM
> Ask Tenshi if she wants to be your S&M friend.

> Ask her what is her opinion on Iku.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 06:06:01 AM
> Ask Tenshi if she wants to be your S&M friend.

> Ask her what is her opinion on Iku.

>She brushes your first question off with a wave and a "Nah." She then glances at the picture for a minute. "Iku's kinda weird. We had to throw her out because she wouldn't stop dancing on the tables and singing and stuff. And she got into a fight with Utsuho. Like a breaking things fight, not a lying on the floor getting beat up fight like you had. That's not so bad."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 06:08:40 AM
> Start dancing on the tables.

> Tell Tenshi Iku is a cool GUY.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 22, 2009, 06:10:25 AM
> Tell Tenshi Iku is a cool GUY.
>Eh, dances in tables and doesn't afraid of anything.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 06:18:31 AM
> Start dancing on the tables.

> Tell Tenshi Iku is a cool GUY.

>You try to stand up, and immediately regret it. Your torso is not in the mood for any kind of funny business like bending at the moment.
>"You're so weird," says Tenshi. "Why would you say that about her?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 06:28:09 AM
> Cuz it is a fact.

> Hey Peaches, do you like peaches? cuz I do, May I have a bite "If you know what I mean" start winking.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 06:46:48 AM
> Cuz it is a fact.

> Hey Peaches, do you like peaches? cuz I do, May I have a bite "If you know what I mean" start winking.

>"Nuh-uh," Says Tenshi. Then she seems to ignore the latter half of what you're saying. You kinda have the feeling she doesn't really register you're talking to her, whilst she serves Kaguya a bottle of some fizzy drink.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 06:58:41 AM
> Me wants some fizzy drink too.

> WE NEED TREATMENT "If you know what I mean"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 07:22:11 AM
"Oh sure," says Tenshi, "That'll be one ☼. and what do you mean?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on August 22, 2009, 07:34:17 AM
>"Tenshi Hinanai, I would like to engage in sexual intercourse with you.  If you know what I mean."
>Wink slyly.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 07:36:11 AM
>"Tenshi Hinanai, I would like to engage in sexual intercourse with you.  If you know what I mean."
>Wink slyly.

>"What?" says Tenshi. You can hear Remilia facepalm. You think you might be able to feel it. Even Mystia is giving her looks now.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 22, 2009, 07:37:32 AM
> Blame Pako
> Declare Rin never existed
> Steal Remilia's drink
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 07:41:18 AM
> DOHOHOHO Pako is a bad boy.

> Steal Tenshi's hat.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on August 22, 2009, 07:44:56 AM
>Ask Tenshi if we can spank her.
>Declare Rin as our new goddess.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 07:51:16 AM
> Blame Pako
> Declare Rin never existed
> Steal Remilia's drink

>Fucking Pako. You'd figure he could be a bit creative.
>You declare the non-existence of Rin. For some reason, you wonder about Kaguya's warning that words are power.
>You try to steal Remilia's drink; and narrowing avoid getting a fork stabbed into your hand.

> DOHOHOHO Pako is a bad boy.

> Steal Tenshi's hat.

>Well, for certain values of bad.
>You wait til Tenshi isn't looking, and snag her hat! "Hey! Give that back!" she shouts.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 07:53:51 AM
> Eat the peaches on the hat.

> Eat the hat.

> PENGUINS SUCK.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Moerin on August 22, 2009, 07:56:21 AM
>I see what you did there.
>Equip Tenshi's hat.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 22, 2009, 08:00:25 AM
>Eat Theorin
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 08:37:03 AM
> Eat the peaches on the hat.

> Eat the hat.

> PENGUINS SUCK.

>You are about to eat the peaches when Tenshi snatches her hat back from your hands. "Stop that!" She says.
>Fuck you Penguins own they are like nature's Space Marines.

>I see what you did there.
>Equip Tenshi's hat.

>I wish I did.
>You do not have ye hat.

>Eat Theorin

>You do not have ye Theorin

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 08:40:26 AM
> add Theorin.

> Penguins are Monochrome (well almost).

> Allright then (pu on sunglasses) Lets ruin the place. Attack the bar.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 22, 2009, 08:46:42 AM
>Cook Pako
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 09:01:07 AM
> add Theorin.

> Penguins are Monochrome (well almost).

> Allright then (pu on sunglasses) Lets ruin the place. Attack the bar.

>You do not have ye theorin.
>That's a fair point, actually.
>You punch the bar. Ow, your fist...

>Cook Pako

>You do not have Pako.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 22, 2009, 09:03:26 AM
> Give a piece of mind
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 09:08:31 AM
> Give a piece of mind

>You should be more specific about these kinds of things.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 09:11:03 AM
> hug Tenshi.

> Make out with yourself.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 22, 2009, 09:23:49 AM
> Iku Fever
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 09:30:57 AM
> hug Tenshi.

> Make out with yourself.

>Tenshi is presently on the other side of the bar, which makes for bad hugging.
>You've not quite figured out the trick for this yet.

> Iku Fever

>You strike the pose, and it's ever so dashing! No lightning accompanies it, but we can't all be oarfish.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 10:13:20 AM
> Hey Remilia what do you think we should do now.

> Flirt with Tenshi's sword.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 10:29:54 AM
> Hey Remilia what do you think we should do now.

> Flirt with Tenshi's sword.

>"I think we ought to just go kick the shit out of Parsee and Yugi and call it a day," says Remilia. "Like I said before, Parsee can steal as much Hobo Power or whatever as she likes, but she's still Parsee and still third rate. You guys keep Yugi off my back, I'll have her mopped up in five minutes."
>"I do not feel it would be so simple," says Kaguya. "A key point of that plan is that Parsee is a fool. I do not think that is so. It is clear that she is confident she can deal with several opponents at once, especially if we are right and she is aiming for those involved in the subterranean incident. It is true that she may have overestimated herself, but I would not place my faith in this. It would be best to find this Hobo Queen and see what she can tell us about the incident. Reimu said she was underground, did she not?"
>You decide to flirt with Tenshi's sword. ...Hey, where is that sword? She doesn't seem to have it.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 10:37:49 AM
> Search for a spade and begin digging to the underground.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 22, 2009, 01:30:24 PM
>Belay Pako's order and go talk to Orin. Squee profusely like a little girl and declare us to be her biggest fan evar. Give her a hug, but only if she'll allow us.

>Apologize to Tenshi for our temporary madness, assure her we will see Eirin about it.

>Apologize to Suika as well if we haven't already.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 22, 2009, 01:34:36 PM
> Apply Helepolis' avatar to the current situation
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 01:42:20 PM
>Belay Pako's order and go talk to Orin. Squee profusely like a little girl and declare us to be her biggest fan evar. Give her a hug, but only if she'll allow us.

>Apologize to Tenshi for our temporary madness, assure her we will see Eirin about it.

>Apologize to Suika as well if we haven't already.

>You go to squee profusely at Orin. "Hey, you're that guy from Scarlet Devil Mansion, right?" she says. "Yeah, the one who came and joked with Meiling. I didn't know she had friends like you guys" She flicks an eye and frowns.  "Uh...you gonna be alright? Suika worked your torso pretty hard."
>Quest Notification: The Legend of China Gets Some Unlocked
>"Oh I know aaaaaaaall about that~" Tenshi replies, waving it off as you apologize.
>Suika left, but you did croak out an apology that she accepted already.

> Apply Helepolis' avatar to the current situation
>You give this scenario the bird. Orin looks up at the ceiling for a moment, curious to see what you're directing that deuce at.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 01:52:08 PM
> Tell Orin that if we die she may have our body.

> Tell Orin she is Mine3rd favourite touhou.

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 01:55:59 PM
> Tell Orin that if we die she may have our body.

> Tell Orin she is Mine3rd favourite touhou.

>"Oh, that's so sweet of you!" says Orin.  You aren't sure which she's replying to.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 22, 2009, 01:56:57 PM
> Tell Orin to come with us for there will be many corpses.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 01:57:44 PM
> Remilia a vampire, vampire=undead=corpse.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 02:00:35 PM
> Tell Orin to come with us for there will be many corpses.

>"Oh is that so?" She says, sounding a bit disinterested. "They probably won't even be up for grabs."

> Remilia a vampire, vampire=undead=corpse.

>She shakes her head. "It doesn't count when they're still moving. I tried it before."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 02:03:00 PM
> Then lets kill Remilia, no just joking. block any incoming Remiliapunch.

> Ask Rumia if she approves.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 02:06:24 PM
> Then lets kill Remilia, no just joking. block any incoming Remiliapunch.

> Ask Rumia if she approves.

>Remilia doesn't seem to be too interested in punching you, she seems content at the bar right now.
>Rumia trundles over, and when asked for her approval gives a nod and vocalizes a soft blast of tinny distortion. Orin gives her a rather startled look.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 02:08:06 PM
> point at Tenshi. Rumia attack!

> Ask orin: Are you gonna help in digging the tunnel to the underground.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 22, 2009, 02:08:33 PM
> Give Rumia a ride on your shoulders afterwards.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 22, 2009, 03:05:30 PM
>Rumiacopter
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 11:01:13 PM
> point at Tenshi. Rumia attack!

> Ask orin: Are you gonna help in digging the tunnel to the underground.

>Rumia looks at Tenshi, looks at you, then looks at Tenshi again. Then she charges at Tenshi and starts batting at the celestial's skirts wildly. "Hey, stop that!" says Tenshi, and she retreats further behind the bar.
>"There's already a way there, you know," says Orin. "I can give you directions."

> Give Rumia a ride on your shoulders afterwards.
>Rumiacopter

>In celebration of Rumia's hardfought battle, you give her a shoulder ride and spin her about a couple times!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 11:11:44 PM
> But if we make our own passage way we will be famous!

> Rumia wants to be famous too.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 22, 2009, 11:52:39 PM
> But if we make our own passage way we will be famous!

> Rumia wants to be famous too.

>"Famous if you got a few weeks, I guess," says Orin. "I got better things to do than shoving dirt."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 22, 2009, 11:54:50 PM
> You may have the corpses of whoever dies during the making of the tunnel.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 23, 2009, 12:28:37 AM
> You may have the corpses of whoever dies during the making of the tunnel.

>"But, that that might include me. Especially if Satori doesn't like it..."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Thaws on August 23, 2009, 05:38:49 AM
>Begin digging the bar's floor with hands.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 23, 2009, 05:42:43 AM
>Begin digging the bar's floor with hands.

>While you would award yourself an A for effort, you have to admit that you don't actually succeed in digging through the hardwood floor. And you're not sure if you want to be touching that with your hands. Ew.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 23, 2009, 05:44:17 AM
> Give Orin a spade. Begin digging.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 23, 2009, 07:20:39 AM
> Give Orin a spade. Begin digging.

>You do not have a spade.
>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 23, 2009, 07:21:13 AM
> Then search for a spade.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 23, 2009, 10:11:25 AM
> Colourless green ideas sleep furiously
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 23, 2009, 12:08:58 PM
> Bakas bake burritos by bosses.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 23, 2009, 04:35:19 PM
Jeez...I'm surprised the guy's not dead yet...

> Act as if you just woke up from something. "Wh-what did I do this time...?" Then explain with the following, "...Sorry, I have this...illness...every now and then everything becomes fuzzy and I do these...weird things. I know I'll kill myself at this rate." Give your party a rather pained, tortured look. "I'm...sorry for asking such a big favour of you...but, next time I do something weird...abusive...anything...don't let me. Especially if I'm hurting anyone of you. Stop me. Punch me and knock me out if you must."

> Now, hug everyone in the room, declare "TENSHI! THERE'LL BE PAIN! ORIN, THERE'LL BE CORPSES!" run outside with the rebar in hand, screaming 'POCAHONTAAAAAAAAS!', jump Suika before she gets on her bike (as we haven't heard her bike start up, I'm assuming she hasn't left just yet), and beat her to a pulp. Throw sand in her face and cheat like a bastard if you have to.

(I have the feeling that we'll win Suika as a team mate if we defeat her)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 23, 2009, 04:46:04 PM
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> Act as if you just woke up from something. "Wh-what did I do this time...?" Then explain with the following, "...Sorry, I have this...illness...every now and then everything becomes fuzzy and I do these...weird things. I know I'll kill myself at this rate." Give your party a rather pained, tortured look. "I'm...sorry for asking such a big favour of you...but, next time I do something weird...abusive...anything...don't let me. Especially if I'm hurting anyone of you. Stop me. Punch me and knock me out if you must."

<3 MtG forever!

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> Now, hug everyone in the room, declare "TENSHI! THERE'LL BE PAIN! ORIN, THERE'LL BE CORPSES!" run outside with the rebar in hand, screaming 'POCAHONTAAAAAAAAS!', jump Suika before she gets on her bike (as we haven't heard her bike start up, I'm assuming she hasn't left just yet), and beat her to a pulp. Throw sand in her face and cheat like a bastard if you have to.

If we don't die.

But yes, I agree with this course of action.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 23, 2009, 10:39:44 PM
> Then search for a spade.

>You see no spades in the pub.

> Colourless green ideas sleep furiously

>It's been ages since you tried to sweet talk me!

> Bakas bake burritos by bosses.

>A burrito is fine, too.


> Act as if you just woke up from something. "Wh-what did I do this time...?" Then explain with the following, "...Sorry, I have this...illness...every now and then everything becomes fuzzy and I do these...weird things. I know I'll kill myself at this rate." Give your party a rather pained, tortured look. "I'm...sorry for asking such a big favour of you...but, next time I do something weird...abusive...anything...don't let me. Especially if I'm hurting anyone of you. Stop me. Punch me and knock me out if you must."

> Now, hug everyone in the room, declare "TENSHI! THERE'LL BE PAIN! ORIN, THERE'LL BE CORPSES!" run outside with the rebar in hand, screaming 'POCAHONTAAAAAAAAS!', jump Suika before she gets on her bike (as we haven't heard her bike start up, I'm assuming she hasn't left just yet), and beat her to a pulp. Throw sand in her face and cheat like a bastard if you have to.


>You make a hasty explanation, which Orin nods along to. "I figured you were just a bit funny around the head,"  she says.
>"Knock you out?" says Remilia, "No problem." Sakuya nods in agreement.
>You administer hugs to everyone. Orin, being the closest and unfamiliar with the ritual, cries out in surprise. Tenshi just shouts, "Hey, get off me!" By the time you get to Remilia and Sakuya, you see that Remilia has summoned Gungnir again, and simply shakes her head.
>You dash outside with your warcry, and see Suika is busy bolting a loose connection on her motorcycle. "Oy, it's that bloke, isn'-" She starts to say. Then you give her a headful of rebar and she drops like a sack of potatoes.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 24, 2009, 03:21:54 AM
That...actually worked?

Wow.

We are FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKED

And Orin squealing is cute ^-^

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 24, 2009, 07:03:57 AM
> Ask Sakuya to expand the bike a little using her manipulation of time/space, the same way she expands the mansion's interior. If she can expand it into a comfortable caravan, even better. (I'm sure she can do that, judging by what she did with the rocket...)

> Sling Suika on the back of the bike. Ask everyone else to hop aboard the "Subterranean Express". Ask Orin for directions to the underground. Ask her if she could come with us to guide us.

> "Tenshi, when do you get off? We can have some fun then!" throw her a salute.

> Stop by the lake on your way. I want to pick up Letty and Cirno.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 24, 2009, 07:20:53 AM
> Ask Sakuya to expand the bike a little using her manipulation of time/space, the same way she expands the mansion's interior. If she can expand it into a comfortable caravan, even better. (I'm sure she can do that, judging by what she did with the rocket...)

> Sling Suika on the back of the bike. Ask everyone else to hop aboard the "Subterranean Express". Ask Orin for directions to the underground. Ask her if she could come with us to guide us.

> "Tenshi, when do you get off? We can have some fun then!" throw her a salute.

> Stop by the lake on your way. I want to pick up Letty and Cirno.

>"I'll see what I can do," Sakuya says. "It'll be a rush job, so please do not expect too much from it. I'll have to focus to keep it working properly."
>Suika is surprisingly light for someone who was kicking the shit out of you a few minutes ago! You put her on back, and she more or less vanishes.
>Orin considers your request. "We~ll, it has been awhile since I've been back home... So, I'll tell you what. Make sure I get Patchouli when she drops, and you got a deal."
>"In a couple hours," says Tenshi. "Maybe I'll tag along. But I dunno, poisoning people here is a lot of fun!"
>At your behest, the others  climb onto the back of the bike, and fade from existence. Getting onto the bike yourself, you can see that there are pedals on it, akin to a car, rather than handle controls. Huh. Sadly, you still do not have the key. Until a hand, you are pretty sure it is Kaguya's, emerges from thin air and offers them to you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 24, 2009, 07:36:12 AM
> Make a wheelie.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 24, 2009, 08:21:05 AM
> "Thanks, Kaguya-san. Sakuya-san....I approve." Give Sakuya a thumbs-up. "Now, everyone, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. The Gensokyo-Mobile is ready to depart!

> Make a wheelie.

> "KISUME'S BUCKET OR BUUUUUUUUUUST!"

> Swing by the lake or Kourin's, whichever's closest.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 24, 2009, 11:09:43 AM
> "Thanks, Kaguya-san. Sakuya-san....I approve." Give Sakuya a thumbs-up. "Now, everyone, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. The Gensokyo-Mobile is ready to depart!

> Make a wheelie.

> "KISUME'S BUCKET OR BUUUUUUUUUUST!"

> Swing by the lake or Kourin's, whichever's closest.

>With Everyone loaded on, you fire up the motorcycle, and goddamn is it loud! You can't hear yourself thank Kaguya! Thick smoke belches from the vehicle's five exhaust pipes. With the engine roaring and also rattling suspiciously you tear off toward Kourindou. You think you also hear a couple of surprised cries from the broken space behind you. You are certain you hear a few when you pop a wheelstand and hold it for a couple hundred feet.
>It does not take long at all to reach Kourindou. Though along the way, you notice that some parts of the motorcycle seem to be connected rather poorly and rattle quite a bit. But you get to the store without incident. You dismount the motorcylce, and have a pretty good view as everyone else tumbles out of the altered space more or less at once, and fall into a large pile of tangled limbs, cursing, and Rumia making tinny distortion noises.
>You enter Kourindou. "Ah, hello Su-" says Rinnosuke, looking up from a book he is reading, then stopping. "Ah. Well, this is interesting."
>The store presently has:
>Banson's Aria
>Your State ID
>Wriggle's (Spare) Cape
>Nitori's Panties
>A Pair of Knitting Needles
>An AOL CD, in the old tin cases they used to use
>An Erlenmeyer Flask
>A bag of nails
>A Nodding Head Dog Figure.
>Border of Life
>A Ream of 500 Pages of 8x12 paper
>A Silver Dragonfly
>A Small Statue of Buddha
>A Vinyl Record with No Cover.
>A Bowl
>A 100,000,000,000 Zimbabwean Dollar Bill
>A Small Statue of the Sphinx
>1/1200th of an Airship
>A Roll of Admit One Tickets
>The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place
>A Tome of Summon Snowcone
>A Wooden Sword Pin
>A Small Sepoy Figurine
>A Turtle-Shaped Brooch
>A Bottle of Mineral Water
>A Hand Bell

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 24, 2009, 11:13:55 AM
You are ignoring my posts.

> I know Rinnosuke has a gun, ask if we can buy it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 24, 2009, 11:24:16 AM
>Burn a Taco
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 24, 2009, 11:53:43 AM
> I know Rinnosuke has a gun, ask if we can buy it.

>There have certainly been no edits to the previous comments.
>Rinnosuke shakes his head. "I am afraid I need it to protect my stock from ravening Yukaris and the like."

>Burn a Taco

>You do not have any tacos to burn. As well, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 24, 2009, 12:31:10 PM
> Get the ream of paper. Make it into a plane and we've got ourselves a flying machine. (You know, like how Yomiko does it)
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 24, 2009, 03:46:44 PM
> Can we buy you Rinnosuke?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 24, 2009, 08:10:54 PM
> "Hmm, Sakuya-san.... If we swing by the SDM, how comfortable do you think you can make the interior of the Gensokyo-mobile? We wouldn't want our princesses..." gesture at Kaguya, Remilia, and the others, "...to experience too much discomfort. That ride was a bit...shaky to say the least."

> "Rinnosuke. We're on our way down to the subterranean world. Ever thought of expanding your trading operations down there? The Ancient City must have a huge market waiting for an enterprising tradesman like yourself. We have plenty of space on our Gensokyo-mobile for a mobile store. What do you say?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 25, 2009, 12:08:32 AM
> Get the ream of paper. Make it into a plane and we've got ourselves a flying machine. (You know, like how Yomiko does it)

>You indicate your interest to the paper. "Hmmm. I'll take the Length of Copper Wire in exchange for it."

> Can we buy you Rinnosuke?

>"You're not quite my type, unfortunately," says Rinnosuke with a grin. "Ah, additionally, is Harry a friend of yours?"

> "Hmm, Sakuya-san.... If we swing by the SDM, how comfortable do you think you can make the interior of the Gensokyo-mobile? We wouldn't want our princesses..." gesture at Kaguya, Remilia, and the others, "...to experience too much discomfort. That ride was a bit...shaky to say the least."

> "Rinnosuke. We're on our way down to the subterranean world. Ever thought of expanding your trading operations down there? The Ancient City must have a huge market waiting for an enterprising tradesman like yourself. We have plenty of space on our Gensokyo-mobile for a mobile store. What do you say?"

>Looking outside, you see that Sakuya is busy apologizing to everyone else "I'm sorry, I should have told you all not to jump off at once... It didn't occur to me you would try." She then listens to your idea, and shakes her head. "It would take me a few days to arrange something permanent enough to risk things like furniture. If you like, I can manipulate time to make it happen, but I would not be of much use afterwards for quite awhile.
>Rinnosuke puts a finger to his chin as you make your offer. "Ah, I have already introduced myself to that market. Orin has been a most useful delivery service, I must say. But, your offer is appreciated."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 25, 2009, 06:32:08 AM
> "Don't worry, Sakuya-san. The apology isn't yours to make, it is mine. I'm sorry, it was a rather half-assed plan, but I thought it would spare you all the pain of walking all the way to the underground. So, please accept my apologies everyone. Do you think we should continue with this mode of transportation or would walking be preferable?"

> "Remilia, do you think we should go fetch your sister. She might be done now. I'm just worried that...well...she's never been let out by herself, right?"

> "Anyone else have any unfinished business before we go? I myself would like to visit Nitori first to check up on Aya and get her to purify my Tellurium"

> Scream "SUWAAKOOOO-SAMA! COOOOME!" And run up the nearest tree.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 25, 2009, 06:46:03 AM
> Make paper plane and fly away
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 25, 2009, 11:11:11 AM
> "Don't worry, Sakuya-san. The apology isn't yours to make, it is mine. I'm sorry, it was a rather half-assed plan, but I thought it would spare you all the pain of walking all the way to the underground. So, please accept my apologies everyone. Do you think we should continue with this mode of transportation or would walking be preferable?"

> "Remilia, do you think we should go fetch your sister. She might be done now. I'm just worried that...well...she's never been let out by herself, right?"

> "Anyone else have any unfinished business before we go? I myself would like to visit Nitori first to check up on Aya and get her to purify my Tellurium"

> Scream "SUWAAKOOOO-SAMA! COOOOME!" And run up the nearest tree.

>"Doesn't make a bit of difference to me," says Remilia with a shrug as you ask about the new mode of transit. Sakuya nods in agreement.
> Mystia gives the motorcycle a wary look. "Is...is it supposed to make all those rattly noises?"
>Kaguya says nothing but she regards the unconscious oni with a questioning look, whilst you continue to have no idea what Rumia is trying to say.
>When asked about Flandre, Remilia frowns. "I was trying not to think about i-"
>"W-wait," Sakuya stammers. "The younger Lady Scarlet is out? As in, she's not in the basement?! Is it-"
>"Calm down, cold-blood," says Remilia. Sakuya cuts off her next words, and blushes a bit. "Flandre was doing just fine. You know how she is since she's gotten...all philosophical on us. Anyways, it looks like it won't hurt to check if you want."
>When asked about unfinished business, you are met with a chorus of shrugs from everybody but Rumia, who is busy running in circles.
>You scream and try to run up the nearest tree. This does not work so well, and you land flat on your back, with a temporary but rather fierce ache in your stomach. "Want me to start punching yet?" you hear Remilia ask. Then you see a column of light erupt from the forest, some distance to the northwest. That looks kinda like a Master Spark.

> Make paper plane and fly away

>You exchange the Length of Copper Wire for A Ream of 500 Pages of 8x12 paper. However, when you try to board the plane you made, you step on it and crush it. It seems you are not a paper master.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 25, 2009, 11:13:28 AM
> Read or Die
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 25, 2009, 04:24:15 PM
> Take Rumia on your back.

> Run to the beam of light screaming IMMA FIRIN MA LAZAAAA.

> Make sure to grab every loli by the butt you encounter.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 25, 2009, 04:30:17 PM
>Make deadly paper Shurikens.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on August 25, 2009, 05:26:02 PM
Quote
> Take Rumia on your back.

> Run to the beam of light screaming IMMA FIRIN MA LAZAAAA.

> Make sure to grab every loli by the butt you encounter.

>Second Rumia

>Belay that Captain (Minamitsu motherfucking Murasa!)

>Alter this to grab my own ass everytime I encounter a loli.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 25, 2009, 05:52:55 PM
> Praises to the youkai Jesus
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 25, 2009, 11:48:07 PM
> Read or Die

>YOU CANNOT KILL THE WIND WITH BULLETS! YOU CANNOT STOP ME!

Quote
> Take Rumia on your back.

> Run to the beam of light screaming IMMA FIRIN MA LAZAAAA.

> Make sure to grab every loli by the butt you encounter.

>Second Rumia

>Belay that Captain (Minamitsu motherfucking Murasa!)

>Alter this to grab my own ass everytime I encounter a loli.

>You gather up Rumia for another piggyback ride. Hooray!
>The beam is some distance away, it has already faded, so the point is moot anyways.
>Are you really going to do this to poor Rumia, after all the love and trust she has given you? What is wrong with you?

>Make deadly paper Shurikens.

>You take two pieces of paper and fold it into a paper shuriken, taxing your origami skills to their utmost.

> Praises to the youkai Jesus

>Who was that masked man?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 26, 2009, 05:25:41 AM
> Hey, Rinnosuke ya got some super strong drill or something?

> flail of cirnobyl, we need it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 27, 2009, 10:11:53 AM

>The store presently has:
>Banson's Aria
>Your State ID
>Wriggle's (Spare) Cape
>Nitori's Panties
>A Pair of Knitting Needles
>An AOL CD, in the old tin cases they used to use
>An Erlenmeyer Flask
>A bag of nails
>A Nodding Head Dog Figure.
>Border of Life
>A Ream of 500 Pages of 8x12 paper
>A Silver Dragonfly
>A Small Statue of Buddha
>A Vinyl Record with No Cover.
>A Bowl
>A 100,000,000,000 Zimbabwean Dollar Bill
>A Small Statue of the Sphinx
>1/1200th of an Airship
>A Roll of Admit One Tickets
>The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place
>A Tome of Summon Snowcone
>A Wooden Sword Pin
>A Small Sepoy Figurine
>A Turtle-Shaped Brooch
>A Bottle of Mineral Water
>A Hand Bell

>_

> "What would you take for the Buddha statue, the hand bell, the tome of summon snowcone, and the bag of nails? Either that or we could do a quest for you."

> Get on the bike and go visit Mayohiga (Yukari's place). Let's pick up Flandre...and hopefully Chen and Yukarin...
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 27, 2009, 11:04:28 AM
> Hey, Rinnosuke ya got some super strong drill or something?

> flail of cirnobyl, we need it.

>Rinnosuke shakes his head, "No drills, I am afraid. I will keep an eye open."
>You have no flail at this time.

> "What would you take for the Buddha statue, the hand bell, the tome of summon snowcone, and the bag of nails? Either that or we could do a quest for you."

> Get on the bike and go visit Mayohiga (Yukari's place). Let's pick up Flandre...and hopefully Chen and Yukarin...

>"Well, for all that? I suppose the deed to Scarlet Devil Manor may suffice. Presuming you wish to drop the tome, I could give you the other three in exchange for the Hobo Nickel. It seems such things are becoming popular."
>Without answering, you remount the bike and make the short trip to the Yakumo household. You see Flandre standing outside in the shade, she looks at you expectantly as you approach. Things sound rather boisterous inside; you can hear several people laughing, and something fall over. You can also see something is moving through the garden, though the plants obscure it save for a long mousy tail that peeks over the leaves. Obvious exits are West, East, and North.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 27, 2009, 01:34:52 PM
> Pimp my ride
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 27, 2009, 03:09:03 PM
> Hurl Kaguya at the thing in the bushes.

> Then bite the tail.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Herasy on August 27, 2009, 03:32:07 PM
Oh fuck, it's Nazrin

>Use whatever we can to fashion a mouse trap

>Prepare mouse trap
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on August 27, 2009, 06:14:21 PM
Finally!
>Kick E-mus in the Cheese
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 28, 2009, 02:54:53 AM
> Pimp my ride

>You place the paper shuriken in the front spokes of the motorcycle.

> Hurl Kaguya at the thing in the bushes.

> Then bite the tail.

>Unfortunately, you left Kaguya and the rest of the party behind at Kourindou.
>You approach the tail. But apparently Nazrin was playing some attention, what with a load rattly motorcycle pulling up and all. She pops her head above the foliage and says, "Shhhh..." with a finger to her lips.

>Use whatever we can to fashion a mouse trap

>Prepare mouse trap

>You should view your inventory and decide how to do this.
>>Your Inventory Contains
>Aspirin
>Ibuprofen
>Antacids
>Cough Drops
>Electric razor. (disassembled, out of power)
>The Clothes on your Back
>Plastic Doll Bits
>10 Spare Needles (In Mystia's possession)
>The Doctor's Hat (Worn as Hat)
>Meiling's Star (Worn as accessory)
>Fancy Orky Cuirass (Worn as armor)
>Deed to Scarlet Devil Manor
>Straw Broom
>Chip Bag Mask
>Assorted Stainless Steel Parts of Something Mechanical
>The Autobiography of Malcolm X
>Thawed Frog
>Length of Copper Wire
>Melted Hobo Penny
>Old Tin Kazoo
>Hobo Nickel
>Fingerless Hobo Gloves
>Nitori's Clothes (Worn by Remilia)
>Dwarven Backpack (Worn by Remilia)

>Kick E-mus in the Cheese

>You don't see any E-muses or cheeses to kickses.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 28, 2009, 04:20:51 AM
> Yell: WHY DO I NEED TO BE QUITE YOU PIECE OF E-NAZRIN

> kick E-Nazrin in the cheese, if you know what I mean.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 28, 2009, 07:09:16 AM
> Yell: WHY DO I NEED TO BE QUITE YOU PIECE OF E-NAZRIN

> kick E-Nazrin in the cheese, if you know what I mean.

> Belay this as this is AN EMERGENCY. Tell Nazrin, politely, to freeze and stay there and not move until you return. Ask Flandre if she wants to come with you or not. Tell her her sister and Sakuya are waiting for her. Cover her with your shirt or whatever you have on you. Leap on your bike with Flandre and get back to Kourindou ASAP. Pick up your team and explain to them that it was just another one of your mad moments.

> After everyone's onboard the bike, think up where you can acquire some fish.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 28, 2009, 07:23:47 AM
> Yell: WHY DO I NEED TO BE QUITE YOU PIECE OF E-NAZRIN

> kick E-Nazrin in the cheese, if you know what I mean.

> Belay this as this is AN EMERGENCY. Tell Nazrin, politely, to freeze and stay there and not move until you return. Ask Flandre if she wants to come with you or not. Tell her her sister and Sakuya are waiting for her. Cover her with your shirt or whatever you have on you. Leap on your bike with Flandre and get back to Kourindou ASAP. Pick up your team and explain to them that it was just another one of your mad moments.

> After everyone's onboard the bike, think up where you can acquire some fish.

>Nazrin gives you an odd look, and ducks back down into the garden foliage again.
>Flandre nods. "This one has learned what there is to learn here." She climbs onto the bike behind you, and is able to hide in your shadow. You hear some particularly raucous laughter just before you start the bike and return to Kourindou.
>The group is still waiting for you at Kourindou, no one seems particularly surprised by your explanation. Remilia does give you a look, though, as she hastens to shade Flandre with her parasol. Then gives Rumia a look for shadowing them both.
>Once the group has boarded, you ponder where to get fish. There was a river running through the kappa town...

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 28, 2009, 07:26:10 AM
> Fap until we reach IKUUUUUUUUU~~~. Then we have fish.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 28, 2009, 07:27:40 AM
> To the kappa town then, and hope Nitori has returned. We need that...purified metal thing, the name of which I cannot remember.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 28, 2009, 07:40:33 AM
> Fap until we reach IKUUUUUUUUU~~~. Then we have fish.

>Your hands are too busy driving.

> To the kappa town then, and hope Nitori has returned. We need that...purified metal thing, the name of which I cannot remember.

>You make a quick trip to Kappaburg, Lily and Shizuha seem to still be enjoying their tea and wave as you ride past. You also think you hear a part fall out of the motorcycle; but that clatter could have been anything. Looking back, if something fell out it was lost in the grass.
>Arriving in Kappaburg, you note that the streets, as they were, are empty. Nitori's murder engine is also gone; from the sounds coming from the warehouse, you expect she put it up and is in there presently.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 28, 2009, 08:22:47 AM
> Scream "KAWABUNGA!" And somersault into Nitori's warehouse.

> Once the commotion has subsided, greet her nicely, ask her how she is, whether or not she has improved in health, whether or not she has met Aya, and, off course, whether or not she can help us with purifying that metal plus whether or not there are fish to catch in the river.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 28, 2009, 08:33:32 AM
> Scream "KAWABUNGA!" And somersault into Nitori's warehouse.

> Once the commotion has subsided, greet her nicely, ask her how she is, whether or not she has improved in health, whether or not she has met Aya, and, off course, whether or not she can help us with purifying that metal plus whether or not there are fish to catch in the river.

>"Hey stop that," says Nitori, as she walks out and you nearly somersault into her. "You're bothering the neighbors." Then she gives Suika's motorcycle a critical look. "Man, I got no idea how she can get that piece of crap to work..."
>She listens to your inquiries. "Yeah, I'm better now. Still a tiny bit woozy, but not like I don't have to deal with that from just the fumes. Oh yeah, this is yours." She produces and hands you the Cement Boot. "And yeah, I warned Aya, for all the good it'll do. She's still in jail, and I'm not about to let her out. Oh yeah, and it looks like most of the Tengu are hiding, too. Didn't even see Momizi. Looks like things are still weird up the mountain." She shrugs. "And yeah, I can take care of that Tellurium for you. It'll take a bit, but not like Eirin's the first thing on you mind, is she? And yeah, the river's got all kinds of fish. Just don't take more than you are gonna eat."

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Thaws on August 28, 2009, 11:59:54 AM
>Walk towards the river.

>Put on Cement Boot.

>Attemp to stomp on fishes.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 28, 2009, 12:05:25 PM
>Walk towards the river.

>Put on Cement Boot.

>Attemp to stomp on fishes.

>Steppa, steppa, steppa...ker-boot-slip...STOMP!
>A rather sizable and thoroughly stunned trout floats up to the surface. Good work!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 28, 2009, 01:12:28 PM
> Eat the trout. Raw of course.

> Let's learn Rumia how to swim!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 28, 2009, 01:19:32 PM
> Eat the trout. Raw of course.

> Let's learn Rumia how to swim!

> We're not eating the trout. It's bad form to screw with other people's quest items.
> Violate the next taco we come across.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 28, 2009, 08:35:32 PM
> Violate the next taco we come across.

> Confirm that Pesco is a horrible person.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on August 30, 2009, 07:36:36 PM
I'm still (pleasantly) surprised that the guy's not dead yet.

> Repeat Curb-stomp until we acquire at least 5 - 6 sizeable fish, at least enough to make sure WE don't end up on the Yakumo dinner table. Considering Yuyuko might be present, 10 might be a better number, actually.

> Go back and check on Nitori and the progress on tellurium. Also ask Nitori if she can give Suika's bike a look in case it falls apart. Tell her you'll definitely repay the favours when she needs it.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on August 31, 2009, 02:17:00 AM
> Eat the trout. Raw of course.

> Let's learn Rumia how to swim!

> We're not eating the trout. It's bad form to screw with other people's quest items.
> Violate the next taco we come across.

>Given that Rumia is unable to speak properly, most efforts at education probably won't end too well.
>You vow to violate the next taco you see. Orally.

> Confirm that Pesco is a horrible person.
>Excuse me, sir? I disagree.

I'm still (pleasantly) surprised that the guy's not dead yet.

> Repeat Curb-stomp until we acquire at least 5 - 6 sizeable fish, at least enough to make sure WE don't end up on the Yakumo dinner table. Considering Yuyuko might be present, 10 might be a better number, actually.

> Go back and check on Nitori and the progress on tellurium. Also ask Nitori if she can give Suika's bike a look in case it falls apart. Tell her you'll definitely repay the favours when she needs it.

>You try to stomp down another fish. Sadly, they seem to have gotten wise to your tricks and don't come near the river bank any longer.
>Remilia and Flandre approach. "Lemme show you how not to do this the dumb way," says Remilia, as she conjures Gungnir. "And maybe stand back a bit so you don't get hit.
>Checking on Nitori, you see her putting the tellurium into something that looks suspiciously liked a stove. "This'll take a couple hours to smelt out and cool," she says.
>When asked about the bike, she shrugs. "I don't have a clue how the thing works, tell you the truth. As far as I can tell, it shouldn't work. But it does, so I guess Suika's got some kinda magic on it. Tell you what, though, it sounded a whole lot worse than usual when you came in. Oh, and you know Suika's going to cave you head in for stealing it, right?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on August 31, 2009, 05:34:32 AM
> Nah, Suika is our sex slave, Slaves don't cave masters, right?

> Pickles>cucumbers.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on August 31, 2009, 06:18:56 AM
> Slaves makes cool art.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on September 04, 2009, 10:46:30 PM
> Return once more to the Barren Path!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 04, 2009, 10:52:19 PM
> Return once more to the Barren Path!

> And be quick about it!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 05, 2009, 07:36:08 AM
> Nah, Suika is our sex slave, Slaves don't cave masters, right?

> Pickles>cucumbers.

>"You know," says Nitori, "those are fighting words around here, I wouldn't say that too loud."

> Slaves makes cool art.

>Water is wet.

> Return once more to the Barren Path!

>Hey man, I just want some good responses to work with, and MTG's been busy.

> And be quick about it!

>Don't copy that floppy!

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 05, 2009, 08:35:35 AM
> this is a good response.

> Tell Nitori our ancestors are trees (http://www.thepaincomics.com/Science%20vs.%20Norse.jpg)

> Remilia is a slow fatass.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Thaws on September 06, 2009, 03:38:59 PM
>"It's been a week already, so is our tellurium ready yet?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on September 08, 2009, 07:13:03 AM
> Punch Purvis in the spine for not updating this more often
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 08, 2009, 09:52:53 AM
> this is a good response.

> Tell Nitori our ancestors are trees (http://www.thepaincomics.com/Science%20vs.%20Norse.jpg)

> Remilia is a slow fatass.

>No it isn't.
>"Really?" says Nitori, "I always thought you guys came from that one guy who went around jabbing spears into oceans and making islands and junk. Learn something new everyday, I guess."
>Well, we are all entitled to our opinion, I suppose.

>"It's been a week already, so is our tellurium ready yet?"

>"It's been like two minutes! Go do something."

> Punch Purvis in the spine for not updating this more often

>Don't blame me, blame yourself or God.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Thaws on September 08, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
>Keep blaming self for hours (rant about myself really loudly so everyone can hear) till the tellurium's done.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 08, 2009, 02:31:02 PM
> shake your fist to the sky and yell: PURVIIIIIIS.

> Lecture Nitori: "Men are mortal, Animals rot and decay, Plants wither away, even Shinigami perish. All things that depart this life, do so in accordance with a strict timeline, things spawned from any of these beings are not exempt to this rule. Kido, an extension of a Shinigami, falls in this category. Whether it last for an century or an millennium, it too will eventually decompose and corrode.
That is the way of this world. Words like 'eternal' and 'forever' where born from mouths of fools who chose to embrace romanticism over reality."
My lecture is over... YOU MAY NOW GO THE WAY OF ALL FLESH.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: UncertainJakutten on September 12, 2009, 02:36:42 AM
>plugh
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2009, 03:50:45 PM
>Keep blaming self for hours (rant about myself really loudly so everyone can hear) till the tellurium's done.

>"Will you cut that out or do that outside or something?" says Nitori.

> shake your fist to the sky and yell: PURVIIIIIIS.

> Lecture Nitori: "Men are mortal, Animals rot and decay, Plants wither away, even Shinigami perish. All things that depart this life, do so in accordance with a strict timeline, things spawned from any of these beings are not exempt to this rule. Kido, an extension of a Shinigami, falls in this category. Whether it last for an century or an millennium, it too will eventually decompose and corrode.
That is the way of this world. Words like 'eternal' and 'forever' where born from mouths of fools who chose to embrace romanticism over reality."
My lecture is over... YOU MAY NOW GO THE WAY OF ALL FLESH.

>Nitori doesn't say anything, but you think you hear Kaguya giggle behind you.

>plugh

>"Ding!" goes the smelter.
>"It's...what?" Nitori checks the smelter, open amazement on her face. Then she reaches in and pulls out a small flask full of silvery powder. "How the hell did you do that?" she ask as she gives you the flask.

>_

Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 04:17:21 PM
> Sniff the silverly powder up.

> Kaguya, your love to me is whithout borders.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on September 12, 2009, 05:10:06 PM
> Kick Pako in the filling. We are not sniffing the tellerium powder.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 05:16:19 PM

> Confirm that Pesco is our guardian angel and that I am the demon in side our head telling us to do bad things.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on September 12, 2009, 06:31:17 PM
>Violate the nearest taco.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 06:33:39 PM
>Violate the nearest taco.
> Orally
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2009, 06:59:47 PM
> Sniff the silverly powder up.

> Kaguya, your love to me is whithout borders.
> Kick Pako in the filling. We are not sniffing the tellerium powder.
> Confirm that Pesco is our guardian angel and that I am the demon in side our head telling us to do bad things.
>Violate the nearest taco.
> Orally

>This is why we can't have nice things.
>There are no tacos in sight.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 07:32:09 PM
> FINE THEN. Get down with Nitori, if you know what I mean.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2009, 07:34:51 PM
> FINE THEN. Get down with Nitori, if you know what I mean.

>Who the what now?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 07:56:58 PM
> just hug Nitori, push her to the ground and make out with her. Remember back when I was good at this?
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Zengar Zombolt on September 12, 2009, 08:02:25 PM
> just hug Nitori, push her to the ground and make out with her.
Destroy Pako.
Orally.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 08:04:27 PM
> just hug Nitori, push her to the ground and make out with her.
Destroy Pako.
Orally.

> How dare you.
> Make Zengar suffer anally.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on September 12, 2009, 09:04:41 PM
> Abuse Godmother powers and do something horrible to Pako
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2009, 10:45:08 PM
> just hug Nitori, push her to the ground and make out with her.
Destroy Pako.
Orally.
> How dare you.
> Make Zengar suffer anally.

>You are proving Freud right. =[

> Abuse Godmother powers and do something horrible to Pako

>Okay.
>
> just hug Nitori, push her to the ground and make out with her. Remember back when I was good at this?

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pesco on September 12, 2009, 10:54:08 PM
> Towards the 1000th post we go!
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 10:58:54 PM
> You better have a nice surprise for us, when we reach the 1000th post.

> Call in Mind-The-Grue for story progression.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 12, 2009, 11:01:50 PM
> "Thanks, Nitori. I owe you two now. Do you have anything you need? I'm on my way to the underground right now in case you need any groceries, y'know, like a new nuclear reactor perhaps? Oh, also, any way I can convince you to join our fun little party? There might be more than just cucumbers at the end of this barren path we walk upon."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2009, 11:08:59 PM
> Towards the 1000th post we go!

>Hey, it is about that time isn't it?

> You better have a nice surprise for us, when we reach the 1000th post.

> Call in Mind-The-Grue for story progression.

>Parsers run on binary. 1000 is meaningless.
>He's a busy guy, you know. =|

> "Thanks, Nitori. I owe you two now. Do you have anything you need? I'm on my way to the underground right now in case you need any groceries, y'know, like a new nuclear reactor perhaps? Oh, also, any way I can convince you to join our fun little party? There might be more than just cucumbers at the end of this barren path we walk upon."

>"Uh...well..." Nitori frowns. "I...guess I could do with getting away for a bit til things settle down. But it's pretty dank underground..."
>"Oi, how the zoggin' hell I get up here?" comes a voice from outside.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 11:14:52 PM
> Oi, looks like that zoggin Suika just woke up, you should see if she is okay, Nitori. Oh, and while you are at it, tell Suika I am plundering her house.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 12, 2009, 11:31:03 PM
> "Oh, wait, no, I mean I'm plumbing her mouse"

> Go outside and greet Suika. "Great Mountain Deva Suika, carrier of the ever-elusive Missing Power, bearer of the gourd of ever-flowing men's beer, the last of the (surface) oni, caver of inanity, strongest of Gensokyo (aside from Cirno), and our one and only saviour! I fear your great passion in promising us your aid and deliverance from Parsee's evil grasp earlier overwhelmed you. The rest was much needed, perhaps. And so we have taken the liberty of taking you with us on our quest to defeat Parsee! Oh dear great Immaterial Oni, show us the wealth of wisdom that the long-lived pride of the oni carry!"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 12, 2009, 11:42:42 PM
> Oi, looks like that zoggin Suika just woke up, you should see if she is okay, Nitori. Oh, and while you are at it, tell Suika I am plundering her house.

>"Huh?" Says Nitori.

> "Oh, wait, no, I mean I'm plumbing her mouse"

> Go outside and greet Suika. "Great Mountain Deva Suika, carrier of the ever-elusive Missing Power, bearer of the gourd of ever-flowing men's beer, the last of the (surface) oni, caver of inanity, strongest of Gensokyo (aside from Cirno), and our one and only saviour! I fear your great passion in promising us your aid and deliverance from Parsee's evil grasp earlier overwhelmed you. The rest was much needed, perhaps. And so we have taken the liberty of taking you with us on our quest to defeat Parsee! Oh dear great Immaterial Oni, show us the wealth of wisdom that the long-lived pride of the oni carry!"

>You head outside to find Suika picking herself up off the ground, holding her head with a hand. She looks at you as you make your speech. She considers them carefully, pursing her lips and furrowing her brow as she looks toward the ground. Then she looks back up you and says, "Think I got a hangover..."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Pako on September 12, 2009, 11:45:22 PM
> Oh, yes Suika, maybe you don't remember but you where fantastic last night. So fantastic that I have a hangover too.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 13, 2009, 12:02:21 AM
what...?

....

I don't know if the following will save us or kill us, but.....

> "...but I realize that a maiden such as yourself deserves proper honour and respect. As such, I shall arrange to have our unmarried state rectified swiftly. If you would have me, this humble traveller of the barren path...I know you deserve far more than the likes of me, but, as the deed is done...would you have me? I promise you, I shall make you the happiest, drunkest oni in existence. You, and all my other future brides, shall have nothing but the very best, that much I promise."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2009, 12:06:27 AM
> Oh, yes Suika, maybe you don't remember but you where fantastic last night. So fantastic that I have a hangover too.

>"Wha...?"

> "...but I realize that a maiden such as yourself deserves proper honour and respect. As such, I shall arrange to have our unmarried state rectified swiftly. If you would have me, this humble traveller of the barren path...I know you deserve far more than the likes of me, but, as the deed is done...would you have me? I promise you, I shall make you the happiest, drunkest oni in existence. You, and all my other future brides, shall have nothing but the very best, that much I promise."

>"Ah zoggin' hell, not again!" Suika cries. However, you barely hear her over Remilia cackling in a manner than makes you think of a crazy old cat lady. You can tell that Mystia is struggling very hard not to join in, as Suika stumbles toward the river, stumbles over, and proceeds to soak her head.

>_

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 13, 2009, 12:10:31 AM
> Blink. "...dear Suwako-sama, did I just have another turn...?" Ask your companions while looking around, confused.

> "...back on track." straighten up and gather the tellurium. Gather anything else of any value/use in the general vicinity.

> "Did you get anymore fish, oh master angler Lady Remilia?"

> head back to the bike. "We're going to stop by Yukari's, then we need to pick up our tour guide, Orin. Everyone, if you please?" Kindly gesture for the group to board. Wait for Suika to come back and board. Then head out to Yukari's. Stop by Lily and Shizuha if they're still there.
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2009, 12:18:26 AM
> Blink. "...dear Suwako-sama, did I just have another turn...?" Ask your companions while looking around, confused.

> "...back on track." straighten up and gather the tellurium. Gather anything else of any value/use in the general vicinity.

> "Did you get anymore fish, oh master angler Lady Remilia?"

> head back to the bike. "We're going to stop by Yukari's, then we need to pick up our tour guide, Orin. Everyone, if you please?" Kindly gesture for the group to board. Wait for Suika to come back and board. Then head out to Yukari's. Stop by Lily and Shizuha if they're still there.

>"You could say that," says Remilia, as Mystia finally submits to the giggles. "I'm not saying a word about it"
>You stow away the Tellurium and the concrete boot.
>"Enough to death with everyone," says Remilia, as she gestures toward a good half dozen messily-impaled fish near the bank.
>You head back to the motorcycle. "Get away from that!" Suika shouts, jumping to her feet.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 13, 2009, 12:25:25 AM
> "I was just admiring this wonderful fruit of sheer ingenuity. What amazing craftsmanship...but Nitori here says she knows nothing about this fascinating contraption. Do tell, what great trials did you triumph over to acquire such a masterpiece?"
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2009, 12:28:38 AM
> "I was just admiring this wonderful fruit of sheer ingenuity. What amazing craftsmanship...but Nitori here says she knows nothing about this fascinating contraption. Do tell, what great trials did you triumph over to acquire such a masterpiece?"

>"Put the bits together like until they worked," Suika says. "It's zoggin' simple, really. Kappa just ain't got the knack for this kinda thing."
>You note Nitori is frowning very hard in the general direction of the oni and you.

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 13, 2009, 12:36:38 AM
> "Really? You great onis never, ever cease to amaze me. Oh great Suika-sama, dare I plead you to impart upon me the great wisdom of the oni? That I may learn from the very last of the oni the lore that has led them to greatness? Your wisdom, your strength, your kidney-kicking prowess, your tolerance for alcohol...could you take me in as your apprentice and teach me your ways? I humbly beg of you."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2009, 12:39:05 AM
> "Really? You great onis never, ever cease to amaze me. Oh great Suika-sama, dare I plead you to impart upon me the great wisdom of the oni? That I may learn from the very last of the oni the lore that has led them to greatness? Your wisdom, your strength, your kidney-kicking prowess, your tolerance for alcohol...could you take me in as your apprentice and teach me your ways? I humbly beg of you."

>"Ehhh..." says Suika. Giving you a look that is somewhere between appraising and squinting in confusion. "You're kinda weedy, ain't you? Maybe...what's in it for me?"

>_
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Gappy on September 13, 2009, 12:44:25 AM
> "My loyalty and devotion as your very own apprentice. I will off course always be there to call upon for the occasional favour."

> "Please, as a first lesson, show me how best to find a way to defeat Parsee. We fear she may not go down through conventional force. Our only lead is to search the underground world for the bucket loli Kisume, apparently also known as the hobo queen. Perhaps you may lead us further into this quest."
Title: Re: Return to the Barren Path
Post by: Hello Purvis on September 13, 2009, 12:50:14 AM
>Fatal Exception